“Ladies First-Common Threads” with Bay Shore Historical Society

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Bay Shore Historical Society will feature author Debra Scala Giokas at their Thursday, March 21 meeting at Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library. Ms. Scala Giokas will present her book “Ladies First-Common Threads” which celebrates 18 first ladies who, at one point in their lives, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, cross-stitched, or sewed. Debra Scala Giokas is a local Long Island author and marketing expert who enjoys learning and writing about women in American history. She was appointed a Hutton House Lecturer at C.W. Post College/Long Island University and is a member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education – FLARE. Learn more about Debra Scala Giokas at: https://www.debrascalagiokas.com/The meeting is open to the public at no charge. Refreshments will be served. Masks are optional at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library as part of COVID-19 safety regulations. Learn more at: https://www.bayshorehistoricalsociety.org/programs-news