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On exhibit March 19 - September 5 Accessible Exhibit I Am More Than My
Hair began with Alyscia Cunningham’s
eponymous book and film in which she advances the
dialogue around the beauty standard of female
baldness and captures the stories of girls and women
who have lost their hair due to medical conditions or
by choice. “If you look towards the media to define
what’s beautiful, baldness is not a look that is
considered attractive,” says Ms. Cunningham. She
notes that from the time girls are young, they are
pressured into set beauty standards, with a high
value placed on hair. Through this project, Ms.
Cunningham hopes to change the way people view
beauty, female hair loss, and baldness. “Every woman, young
and old, needs to know that she is naturally
beautiful. Stop allowing society to dictate our
beauty.” The exhibit further
breaks barriers of accessibility through its use of
lithophanes, raised reliefs that interact with light,
to create a unique experience. |
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Museum Grounds
March
4 on Zoom We’re looking for
community input for a new addition to the Museum campus:
The Commons, a new way to gather. Want places to
picnic? A landscaped area to stroll through?
A shady spot under a tree to relax? A small stage
to perform on? Movie nights on the grounds?
Tell us what you want to see on the Museum campus to make
it more useable by the whole community. This guided virtual
conversation, led by architect Scott Knudson, is open
to everyone and will also include designers, landscapers,
and artists who want to learn more about submitting a proposal for The
Commons. Funding provided by the
Maryland State Arts Council. |
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| | | HerStory Through
Quilts
March 6 on Zoom This presentation
focuses on the anatomy of a story quilt and
highlights story quilts created by a diverse group of
women. Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate
the many accomplishments and contributions of women
in our society. |
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| | | Virtual History Happy
Hour
Before Abolition: Quakers & Slavery
in the 1700s
March 11 on Zoom Exploring how
Quakers were both early abolitionists and slaveholders. By 1830 many Quakers
were active abolitionists. They formed anti-slavery
societies, lobbied legislatures, and helped formerly
enslaved people establish new lives. But that was not
always the case. Before 1780, many Quakers throughout the
American colonies enslaved African to work in their
households, farms, and shops. Many Quaker merchants
engaged in a vigorous trade with the slave-worked West
Indies sugar plantations. Some participated in the slave
trade. This program looks at the apparent
contradiction of Quakers being both prominent
slaveholders and founders of the abolition campaign in
Great Britain. How did the Quaker community’s
values shift from “It’s OK to enslave people as long as
you treat them well” to understanding slavery for the
abomination that it was? Led by active
Quaker and former lawyer, Elizabeth Cazden.
Moderated by Sandy Spring resident, Joy Turner. |
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| | | Virtual Spring Break
Transcribe-a-thon
April
2 on Zoom Help us make materials
in the digital archives searchable. On the day of the
transcribe-a-thon, a staff member will be available via
Zoom to answer your questions and help you through the
transcription process. You do not have to stay for
all four hours or begin at 11 am. Feel free to drop
in and work for as long as you like.
SSL hours are available! |
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| | | Monthy Virtual Writing
Circle
Flowing Through The Seasons
March 21 on Zoom Set aside two hours
once a month to reflect on how you could live with more
intention and equanimity throughout the ebb and flow of
changes in your own life, in nature, and in the world
throughout the year. |
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