Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
US quilting bees, where women communally created quilts, aided women's rights [View all]
US quilting bees, where women communally created quilts, aided women's rights by providing a safe women-only space for shared ideas, economic empowerment, and political organisation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries #WomensArt
US quilting bees, where women communally created quilts, aided women's rights by providing a safe women-only space for shared ideas, economic empowerment, and political organisation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries #WomensArt
— (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T05:48:25.862Z
I am fortunate to have one of the quilts created by my feminist family members. They wouldn't claim the title "feminist" whether it was from modestly, fear or misunderstanding of the word, I don't know. But they were definitely feminists.
❤️
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read