{"id":829,"date":"2024-03-05T20:36:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T20:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2025-06-02T01:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:32:43","slug":"evelyn-wrench-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/seattle\/evelyn-wrench-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"\" class=\"content-over-image show-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/06\/Evelyn_Wrench_at_English_Speaking_Union-e1748827189705.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"title\">What We Do<\/h5>\n        \n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series<\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"description\"><p><br data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The ESU Seattle Branch\u00a0 hosts many prominent authors and scholars including ESU\u2019s own Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series named after our founder. <\/p>\n<p>These renowned British and American speakers present programs on a wide range of\u00a0 topics, including but not limited to, current events, history, language, literature, art, architecture, and travel.<\/p>\n<p>Stay posted for updates on upcoming programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Image: public domain<\/strong> \/ Sir John Evelyn Leslie Wrench (1882\u20131966) was the chairman of the English-Speaking Union, which he founded in 1920<\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; &nbsp; The ESU Seattle Branch\u00a0 hosts many prominent authors and scholars including ESU\u2019s own Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series named after our founder. 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