Adding decorative stitching to a beautiful design by Spoonflower maker Vincent Desjardins.
Sewing is a traditional women’s skill, which allowed women to make not only an income for themselves but to create a voice for themselves. Fabric banners were integral to the women’s rights movement in the 1800/1900s around the world.
Learn about the iconography of the suffrage movement in America and create a banner as an homage to the women of the past and advocate for the women of today at a Suffrage Banner Workshop.
Suffrage Banner Workshop participants will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment (women’s right to vote) and learn about the history of women’s rights and activism. Not all women were granted the right to vote in 1920, women of color could not vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Workshop participants will be able to use patterned fabric provided by Spoonflower to create bold banners inspired by the past.
Delving into the history of women’s rights from before the suffrage movement to today, workshop participants will learn about people, places, and the iconography tied to to the banners. All attendees will be guided through the creation of small (14x20) banners that can pay homage to a woman of the past, reinterpret a historic banner, or advocate for women’s rights today. Workshop materials are partially sponsored by Spoonflower.
The banner to the left is my spin on a suffrage banner that is a part of the Minnesota Historical Society's collection, which says “MOTHER IS THE BEST EVER BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO VOTE.” This banner was used by the Saint Paul Political Equality Club and I was drawn to this very tongue in cheek way to argue for women’s right to vote.
Reach out to me@sarahmarsom.com to schedule a workshop.