Cover Image: Photograph of a group of people posing together in Quakertown in two rows, with one group seated in the front and the others standing behind. Other people are visible on a house porch in the background. A handwritten note on the back says "People of Quakertown." Date unknown. Image courtesy of The Portal to Texas History. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.

Quakertown Stories is an interdisciplinary and experiential learning initiative that aims to integrate the history of Quakertown into courses at Texas Woman's University. Funded by the Humanities Connections Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Quakertown Stories has sponsored public lectures by local and national historians, and hosted a roundtable event featuring descendants of Quakertown residents and other Southeast Denton community members. TWU students from a variety of disciplines have been learning about Quakertown and producing creative projects and scholarly research inspired by the stories of former residents of Quakertown.

Quakertown Stories has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

Student Showcase & Town Hall Discussion, April 30, 2022, Denton Senior Center, Quakertown Park

Image 1: Cami Holman and Miranda Zapata performing their original choreography, Unidivided, created in WS6303: Transdisciplinary Feminist Research Methods, Fall 2021 with Dr. Danielle Phillips Cunningham. Image 2: Former Denton City Council member Ms. Linnie McAdams speaking during the Town Hall Discussion. Pictured in background L to R are current Dance graduate student Rebecca Gamborino, former councilmember Deb Armintor, and incumbent city council member Brian Beck.

This project is made possible by funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities. Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov

For more information, read the NEH’s press release here, TWU’s press release here, and the complete list of NEH Humanities Connections Grant recipients.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this Web resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.