In January 2003, Dr. Iris Chapman’s creative writing class visited the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at Sedalia, N.C. Their assignment was “to write from the landmark,” producing a creative, non-fiction essay with the site as a focus point. The students also read Diane Silcox-Jarrett’s book, Charlotte Hawkins Brown: One Woman’s Dream, for inspiration. To read essays by students Julia Whicker and Becky Peterson, go to and scroll to the bottom of the page.