Lecture | Voices of Conscience: Women, Faith and the Moral Imagination Behind the American Founding
Lecture by Valerie Bronson examining the often overlooked influence of women whose convictions, correspondence, and spiritual frameworks helped shape the ethical landscape of the early United States.
Date & Time
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Venue
Booking
Admission is free, with booking essential by e-mailing: admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
Voices of Conscience: Women, Faith and the Moral Imagination
Behind the American Founding
The lecture will examine the often overlooked influence of women whose convictions, correspondence, and spiritual frameworks helped shape the ethical landscape of the early United States. This lecture traces how their moral imagination informed debates on liberty, responsibility, and the common good, and how their voices continue to challenge and inspire our understanding of civic life today. It invites listeners to consider the founding era not only as a political moment,
but as a human story shaped by conscience, courage, and the quiet power of belief.
A lecture in a series of six, Armagh and USA 250, exploring intellectual and historical links between Armagh and early America, highlighting thinkers such as Francis Hutcheson, David Hume, John Locke and Thomas Paine.
Organised by Armagh Robinson Library, Armagh County Museum and Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive.
Speaker | Valerie Bronson
Valerie Bronson serves as the Organizing Regent of the Hercules Mulligan Chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Ireland, where she leads a
growing international community devoted to education, historic preservation, and patriotism.
Her work focuses on building meaningful connections among members and associates, strengthening historical understanding, and creating programmes that honour the moral and human
dimensions of the American founding.
She is also known for her writing of prayer and reflection, offering words that support, encourage, and unite her chapter in shared purpose and service.
