STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Visit the W. K. Gordon Museum and Research Center and discover a different view of Thurber while learning more about how to find the hidden women in historical records at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Tarleton State’s Dr. Deborah Liles will present “A Woman’s Lot in Thurber” as the first Tuesday Talk of the fall. 

From the event flyer: “As men toiled in the local mines and brickyard, a vital workforce of women labored in Thurber. They maintained homes, raised children, ran boarding houses, worked in company stores and offices, and created social organizations and activities to make life as bearable and entertaining as possible.”

A Zoom link to attend is available on request.

The W. K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit tarleton.edu/gordoncenter.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.