Steve Wiegenstein: Missouri’s Utopian Communities
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October 3, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2023-10-03T19:00:00-05:00
2023-10-03T20:00:00-05:00
Nineteenth-century Missouri was home to several alternative communities, often termed “utopian communities” for their emphasis on social betterment and a different way of life. But although their neighbors sometimes considered these utopians odd or eccentric, they were often within the mainstream of progressive social thinking of the time. Steve Wiegenstein has been researching these communities for decades, both as a scholar and in his role as a leading historical novelist. In this presentation, he will invite discussion of Missouri’s well-known and lesser-known utopian communities, including religious communes, secular communities, and those in between.