educational
Lecture: Women of the Frontier — Barsheba Cobb and Her World
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Rocky Mount State Historic Site
Free with regular admission ($12 Adult, $10 Senior, $8 Child)
The frontier was shaped as much by women as by the men whose names fill the history books. This lecture focuses on Barsheba Cobb, wife of William Cobb, and the women who managed households, raised children, and sustained communities on the Appalachian frontier. Part of the America 250 lecture series.