Mollie Abernathy: Lubbock's First Businesswoman

Mollie Abernathy, one of Lubbock's early settlers, was a pioneer in every sense of the word. She was a homesteader, rancher, railroad promoter and far-sighted businesswoman. Though suffering devastating hardships, she persevered to considerable success. Mollie was a mentor for young women interested in business and was active in organizations fighting for the rights of women.

Instructor Cindy Martin is the archivist for the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and former archivist at Texas Tech's Southwest Collection. She currently serves on the Lubbock County Historical Commission and Board of the Lubbock Heritage Society.

Wednesday, April 3 | 2-3:30 p.m. | $15 In-Person | $10 Online
Texas Tech Plaza, Room 218 | 1901 University Avenue | Lubbock, Texas

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January

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1/23 New Species in the High Andes

1/29 Wine in the Heart of Texas

1/30 ACU's NEXT Lab

1/31 The Jewish Community in Lubbock

February

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2/6 Planning Your Butterfly Garden

2/7 Ask a Ref

2/8 LIFT Center Tour

2/8 How Archetypes Resonate With Us

2/8 Who Is Taylor Swift?

2/13 Scams and Cybersecurity

2/14 Adam R. Johnson

2/14 Hendrick Home

2/15 The Llano Estacado

2/19 Name, Image and Likeness

2/20 Spring Gardening Basics

2/22 Drones

2/22 Planning for the Total Solar Eclipse

2/27 Texas Cacti and Other Succulents

2/27 Rascals, Rogues, Respectable Folks

2/28 Indigenous Texan Landscapes

2/28 KCBD-TV News Station Tour

2/29 Prepping for the Worst

2/29 Artificial Intelligence: Fact and Fiction

March

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3/5 Enchanting Glassblowing

3/5 Neurographic Art and Mindfulness

3/6 Veteran Women

3/6 Recording Oral Histories

3/7 A Bee-utiful Garden

3/7 Cooking Hill Country Favorites

3/8 Vera Dawn Walker

3/12 TTU Library Makerspace

3/13 Longneck Manor

3/13 What's a Shrub Mocktail?

3/14 Almost Forgotten Courthouse

3/20 Counter-Reformation Caravaggio

3/20  Bethel Lutheran Church

3/20 Resolving Conflict

3/21 Liliuokalani

3/21 The Southwest Collection

3/25 Stewarding Fredericksburg

3/26 Truth and Disinformation in the Media

3/26 Who Is My Man Godfrey?

3/27 Journey Into Barn Quilts

3/27 Shop Tour of Rentech Boiler Systems

3/28 Hill Country Wild Flowers

April

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4/2 Grow Groceries at Home

4/3 Mollie Abernathy

4/10 Oral Health

4/10 Fredericksburg Nature Center

4/10 Creative Writing

4/11 Texas Hill Country Ecology

4/11 Beautiful Floral Arrangement

4/16 The Bible as Literature

4/16 Abilene Heritage Square

4/17 Highland Lakes Crisis Network

4/18 Mountains of the Llano Uplift

4/18 The Making of the Last Picture Show

4/23 Impeachment of Ken Paxton

4/24 The Global Economy

4/24 Women Who Shaped Texas Tech

4/25 Pen Making on a Wood Lathe

4/30 Diets

May

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5/1 Understanding and Caring for Jewelry

5/14 Mixology