Anna Wager, "Subversive Stitching: May Morris and Embroidery"

Dr. Anna Wager (Hobart & William Smith Colleges) presents her lecture "Subversive Stitching: May Morris and Embroidery", exploring the work of May Morris (1862-1938), an accomplished designer, embroiderer, public speaker, writer, educator, advocate for social causes, and founder of the Women’s Guild of Arts. The talk focuses on the objects of her creation and how her works fit into a broader nineteenth-century history of stitching and revolutionary action. A Q&A session follows.

Originally presented on Zoom for William Morris Society US members and registered guests on September 29, 2021.

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