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SUMMARY:Early American Needlework and National Identity 
DESCRIPTION:September 10th\, 6:00pm. Civic Stitches: Early American Needlework and National Identity \nLECTURE | with Emily Whitted\, Guest-Curator\, American Girlhood: Needlework\, Memory\, and The Making of a Nation  \nThis companion lecture to the exhibition American Girlhood by guest curator Emily Whitted will explore the larger history of needlework as part of early American education for girls. In the aftermath of the American Revolution\, female education was a critical space for civic development\, and needlework was one educational medium in which girls processed their own identities within the new nation. This lecture will connect needlework within the exhibition with pieces from other public collections\, and broadly trace the rich lives of early American girls engaged in crafting a nation.  \nTickets: $15 |$12.50 Virtual | $10 Members \nPurchase Tickets:\nhttps://www.simpletix.com/e/lecture-civic-stitches-early-american-need-tickets-265191 \n*This lecture will be offered in person and via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided in advance of the lecture.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/early-american-needlework-and-national-identity/
LOCATION:Webb Deane Stevens Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Arts & Attractions,History & Tours,Lecture,Online/Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Webb Deane Stevens Museum":MAILTO:info@wdsmuseum.org
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