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The SHWHM is
delighted to announce the opening of its new exhibit “Her Story: A Celebration of Notable Sag
Harbor Women, 1800-1970.” The exhibit will run through October 17th,
when the Museum closes for the season.
History tends to be shared through the
recorded lives of men. Deeds, financial transactions and records from legal
proceedings are the kinds of documents that typically tell the stories of
American lives. Often absent from those documents is any mention of women,
whose place has traditionally been tending hearth and home.
But the women of Sag Harbor are not to
be so easily dismissed, and they have left their mark in unique ways. “Her
Story” celebrates some notable Sag Harbor women who, in the 19th and 20th
centuries, left their mark behind in one way or another – through literature,
music, social activism, journalism, art and yes, even the more quiet and hidden
ways of traditional women’s work.
Some of the women featured in the
exhibit are Annie Cooper Boyd (artist); Betty Freidan (author and feminist); Vicky
Gardner (newspaperwoman); Amaza Lee Meredith & Maude Terry (Community Developers);
Mrs. Russell Sage (philanthropist); Daisy Tapley (opera singer) and Nancy Wiley
(Preservationist). Several local women’s groups such as the
Ladies Village Improvement Society and the Sag Harbor American Legion Auxiliary
are also featured.
The exhibit,
which includes both biographical panels as well as physical objects related to
each subject, was curated by Ms. Annette Hinkle, one of the Board Members of
the Museum. Both she and Richard
Doctorow, Director of the Museum, are available for interview.
The
Museum is open Thursdays through Mondays 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, with last entry
at 4 pm. Closed Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. Ample parking is available
in the rear of the building, off Garden Street. Check the website for the
latest information:
www.sagharborwhalingmuseum.org
