From Cradle to Grave: Stages of 1800s Women's Clothing
Lecture by Erika Holst
About the Show
Join Illinois State Museum Curator of History Erika Holst to learn about historic clothing through the lens of a 19th-Century woman's lifespan.
As women passed through various life stages and roles, what types of clothing did custom dictate that they wear at each stage? What do these types of garments reveal about how society viewed a woman at different stages of her life? How did these roles and expectations evolve over the course of her life? This lecture is illustrated with examples of historic clothing from the Illinois State Museum's historic garment collection.
Free pizza or bring your lunch. Soft drinks provided!
Sponsored by the UIS Institute for Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice, the Illinois State Museum, the UIS Women and Gender Studies Program, and the UIS History Department
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