Borrowing from Our Foremothers: Reexamining the Women's Movement Through Material Culture, 1848-2017

by Amy Helene Forss

Borrowing from Our Foremothers offers a panorama of women's struggles through artifacts to establish connections between the generations of women's right activists. In a thorough historical retelling of the women's movement from 1848 to 2017, Amy Helene Forss focuses on items borrowed from our innovative foremothers, including cartes de visite, clothing, gavels, sculptures, urns, service pins, and torches.

Framing the material culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149621336X
• ISBN13: 9781496213365
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"