Needlework

The use of material culture in research can often be advantageous over other primary sources. It can open up new modes of historical interpretations and understanding that written works may never reveal. As a result, this thesis will rely upon the use of material culture methodo…

This dissertation examines core themes of the developing women’s movement in the United States from 1820 to 1920—the abolition of slavery, women’s property ownership, education, political identity, motherhood, and the franchise—through the lens of decorative needlework. I read t…

This arts-based dissertation explores the stories and silences of the Winston branch of my family in order to consider how families reproduce ideologies, with the focus of this study being white supremacy and to lesser extents capitalism and patriarchy. In social studies educati…