Exhibitions
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Patterns: Eleanor RooseveltNovember 1, 1982 – December 31, 1982American History Museum
Photographs and objects are used to contrast Eleanor Roosevelt's life at the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park with her later life of growing independence at the stone cottage of Val-Kill.
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Perfect in Her Place: Women at Work in Industrial AmericaJuly 22, 1981 – September 7, 1982American History Museum
Photographs, woodcuts, and other representations feature women working at a variety of tasks, from unpaid housework to factory labor.
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An Interior Decorated: Joyce KozloffAugust 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981Renwick Gallery
Inspired by exotic and intricate motifs of Egyptian, Islamic and American Indian cultures, the New York artist transforms one of the Renwick's galleries into a striking array of color and pattern.
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Mamie (Eisenhower)January 1, 1980 – January 15, 1981American History Museum
View articles given to the Museum of American History by Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, from her days at the White House.
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Mrs. Lillian Rogers Parks: Career at the White HouseFebruary 5, 1979 – April 30, 1979American History Museum
See the gifts, dresses, bags and bedspreads presented to the White House maid and her mother, Maggie Rogers, by its occupants.
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Four Outstanding WomenAugust 1, 1974 – August 31, 1974American History Museum
Four outstanding women from the turn of the century are featured.
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Women and Rookwood PotteryAugust 1, 1974 – August 31, 1974American History Museum
Founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols in Cincinnati, the company developed various types of art pottery which influenced the art pottery movement of the late 19th century.
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Women in PoliticsAugust 1, 1973 – August 31, 1973American History Museum
The role of women is traced from supportive to active, through the suffrage struggle to current activities.
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