Quiet Reserve: Stitching an Ambitious New Woman
Talk by Dr. Mariah Kupfner + Conversation with Sarah Brokenborough
Refreshments to follow the discussion.
Curated by Art History and Latin American Studies Ph.D. student Sarah Brokenborough, Quiet Reserve traces how H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College’s embroidery program redefined and reinforced ideas of womanhood and needlework in the early twentieth century.