Seduced by the Light: The Mina Miller Edison Story

Presented by the Chatham Township Historical Society:

Following his first wife’s death, Thomas Edison sought out a new mother for his children. He chose a wealthy 20-year-old socialite from Ohio
who was 19 years his junior. What Mina didn’t know at the time was that Edison was a terrible father and, ultimately, a terrible husband. The
result was a dysfunctional family overseen by a saintly matriarch who went to great lengths to protect Edison’s reputation as well as that of his wayward children.

Alexandra Rimer is a Rutgers faculty member and Assistant Editor at the Thomas Edison Papers. She has written the only biography of Mina
Edison using Edison family diaries, memoirs, and letters to look below the surface of the Edison family from the little-known perspective of a female.

This event will be held in person at the library.  If you cannot attend, you can join by Zoom.  Registration is required to receive a Zoom link and recommended for those who will attend in person.