Ann Wager (ca. 1716–1774) took up teaching after the death of her husband William in 1748, working for two years as governess to the Burwell children at Carter's Grove. She had at least two children of her own, William and Mary. In 1760 the Associates of Dr. Bray, a group of philanthropists in England, followed Ben Franklin’s recommendation to establish a school “for the instruction of Negro Children in the Principles of the Christian religion.” They hired Wager to teach at the Bray School, where, over the course of fourteen years, she taught over 400 African American boys and girls. Please join Mrs. Wager in 1773 as she speaks about her experience over the holiday season, and its connection to her school.