The Case of Charity Lamb

Arts and Humanities in Action, or AHA!, is a three-year program to establish an interdisciplinary program of activities to increase the number of students actively engaged in arts and humanities learning activities while at Linfield College and to connect the values learned and skills developed from these activities to their future careers. In its inaugural year, AHA! considered the case of Charity Lamb, who was the first convicted female murderer in the newly established Oregon Territory. Students considered the case from a number of disciplinary perspectives: history, creative writing, religious studies, philosophy, and visual arts. As part of the experience, students produced their own creative works on the theme and presented their work on the final day of the pre-orientation week.

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Another Sacrificed Lamb

Justin Grodem, Adrian Iu, Riley W. Brown, Preston Turner, Heather McNutt-Kaestner, Courtney Hicks, and Miranda Gill

This short film offers a contemporary interpretation of the story of Charity Lamb.
Silence of the Lambs

Ruby Guyot

This collection of poetry and short prose seeks to build on the idea that so little is actually known of Charity Lamb — her thoughts and ideas about everything, from her perspective on life to the killing of her husband, Nathaniel. This collection honors these unknown pages of history by providing several different states of mind on behalf of Charity Lamb, including guilt (or lack of it), relief, fear, and loneliness.
Another Sacrificed Lamb: Process of Making a Short Film

Adrian Iu, Justin Grodem, Riley W. Brown, Preston Turner, Heather McNutt-Kaestner, Courtney Hicks, and Miranda Gill

This presentation documents the process of making the short film Another Sacrificed Lamb.
Lamb Poster

Heather McNutt-Kaestner

This movie poster was created as an accompaniment to the short film Another Sacrificed Lamb.
Charity Lamb's Diary

Amy Patterson

This imagined diary traces the life of Charity Lamb over a 20-year period (1834-1854).
Poems from Charity Lamb

Amy Patterson

These poems were written from the perspective of Charity Lamb.
Two Interpretations of Charity Lamb's Personal Diary

Preston Turner

These two interpretations of the imagined diary of Charity Lamb suggest the variety of ways in which historical texts can be read.