Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Exhibition: In Their Own Voices: Black Women's Lives from the Archives

This could be an interesting new exhibition!

"... The featured collections—including those of the graphic designer Louise E. Jefferson, the civil and women’s rights activist Pauli Murray, and the educator Rebecca Primus—offer a rich array of photographs, letters, diaries, published works, and audiovisual materials, giving viewers an opportunity to listen to, view, and read about the experiences of Black women in their private and public lives.

This exhibition illuminates how both famous and everyday Black women have sustained and (re)claimed themselves in their personal lives while pursuing their intellectual, creative, and professional goals. Exhibition materials trace their commitment to one another through the establishment of sisterhoods of friendship and belonging and illustrate how these women devoted themselves to educating and empowering their communities and fighting for civil and human rights for all. ..."

In Their Own Voices: Black Women's Lives from the Archives | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University



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