February 2020
Suffragettes in Corselettes
Suffragettes in Corselettes the evolution of underwear & our 19th amendment For centuries, women have allowed themselves to be squeezed, twisted, and squished to conform to desired shapes. The history of underwear reveals a lot about women’s changing roles in society – how we perceive ourselves, and how we’re viewed by others. The 1910s saw an end to the hourglass figure with a tiny waist. Women were finally able to breathe and move more freely. Did the demise of tightlacing…
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The Melting Pot of Early American Music
The Melting Pot Of Early American Music Program This program explores early American instruments, where they come from and how they came here, the songs and the people who made them. Instruments explored will range from Appalachian dulcimers, banjos and diddley bows to resonator guitars and mandolins. Music will range from Appalachian and old time, early country music and all the way to Delta and Piedmont blues with a focus on the men and women who created this seminal American…
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