Women Arts And Social Change

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Meet Fresh Talk Speaker Ayana Flewellen

Posted: June 25, 2019
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
By applying understandings of gender, class, and race to preconceived history, Dr. Ayana Flewellen has become a leading figure for intersectional anthropology and the growing field of black feminist archaeology.

Meet Fresh Talk Speaker Hilary Sample

Posted: April 24, 2019
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
Get to know Hilary Sample, principal architect at MOS, who spoke at Fresh Talk: Writing the Balance, a talk about rewriting history's predominant narratives.
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Superwomen Assemble: Meet the Women Saving Comics

Posted: June 12, 2017
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
FRESH TALK: Who are the new superwomen of the universe? on June 14 will show how comics, in particular, can highlight what a society values through the heroes they revere.
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Setting the Stage with Sibyl Edwards: Women, Arts, and Tech

Posted: February 25, 2016
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
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Designing Conversations for Change

Posted: February 8, 2016
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
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Blurring Boundaries: Contemporary Design

Posted: January 25, 2016
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
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Carrie Mae Weems and the Art of Change

Posted: December 2, 2015
Category: Women Arts And Social Change
In September, the National Museum of Women in the Arts launched a new public programs initiative, Women, Arts, and Social Change, focusing on women and the arts as catalysts for...
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