The Web They Wove
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“The Web They Wove”: Women & Their Wardrobes During New England’s Revolution
“What did they do, our grandmothers, as they sat spinning all the day?
Are we not ourselves the web they wove?”
-Anonymous toast, Mary Floyd Talmage Chapter, DAR, Litchfield, Connecticut (1910), quoted in The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
Join the Carpenter Museum on August 1st for a unique look at the American Revolution through the lives of New England women. The Web They Wove: Women & Their Wardrobes During New England’s Revolution explores how women’s choices about clothing, textiles, and consumption helped shape the course of the Revolution.
Presented by the Dirty Blue Shirts, this engaging program highlights the stories of women who supported the war effort in countless ways while examining the garments they wore during a time of dramatic change. The presentation includes reproduction clothing and fabric samples, along with images of original 18th-century garments.
This event is part of the Carpenter Museum’s 2026 program series exploring textile history in connection with our newest exhibit, Woven Histories: The Art and Labor of Early American Textiles. It is free and open to the public.
Parking can be found in the back lot behind the museum off of Bay State Road. Questions can be emailed to [email protected] or call us at 508-252-3031.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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