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FALL CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 2 — Registration & drop/add available through September 15

The French In Delaware During The Revolution (G492)

G – History

Dover (Wyoming Church) | September 2, 2025-September 30, 2025

Tuesday: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM

This is a hybrid course. One section meets on site at the location listed; and one section meets online only.

One encounters the name Lafayette in almost every state of the Union. What did he and his countrymen do to have left such a lasting imprint? At age 19, Lafayette disobeyed his king and secretly left France to fight alongside the revolutionaries, and he demonstrated his courage at the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded. Was Lafayette searching for personal glory, or was he fighting for the cause of liberty? This course explores the ideas and people that influenced him.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Alice Cataldi, Susan Watkins

CATALDI, ALICE — Learned French as a first language at the Pensionnat Saint Joseph in Jaffa, Israel. In the U.S., she received a bachelor’s in English and French, master’s in French and pedagogy from the University of Connecticut, and post-graduate studies in linguistics at UD. The French government recognized her as a Chevalier (Knight) in the Academic Palms. (G492, O320)

WATKINS, SUSAN — M.S., nursing, Rutgers University. Retired registered nurse with a wide range of interests including tai chi, history, music, literature and theatre. Loves to research new subjects and find innovative ways to present the material. (G492, G493, G495, O320)

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