July 21 2020 through September 13, 2020 - Morris County - Morristown - The Art of Women’s Handwork, 1865-1925 @ Acorn Hall [Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays]

CUT FROM DIFFERENT CLOTH:

The Art of Women’s Handwork, 1865-1925

To honor the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 2020, MCHS presents the exhibition series Cut from Different Cloth exploring various facets of women’s history. The first exhibition, The Art of Women’s Handwork, 1865-1925, delves into the evolution of women’s role as a home-based, family clothier with the advent and availability of the sewing machine. From seamstresses to pieceworkers, garment makers, and factory workers, occupations open to women during the Industrial Revolution often revolved around the needle, and machine sewing changed both the nature and perception of handwork.

These trailblazing female craftswomen brought both changes in the workforce and legislation that guided their professions. Tragedies such as the fires at Wolf Muslin Undergarment Factory and Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, as well as the radium poisoning at Radium Luminous Materials Corp., poignantly illustrate how women workers shaped workplace safety in their increasingly modern manufacturing world.

68 Lafayette Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960

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MCHS Office: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Acorn Hall Museum: Sun 1pm-4pm
Wed. & Thurs. 11am-4pm

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