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Object Spotlight Talk: Sewing Table
August 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
This talk will take place at 2:30pm in the To Set This World Right Gallery.
This sewing table was likely used by Cynthia, Helen, and Sophia Thoreau in their home when making quilts for antislavery fundraising fairs hosted by the Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society. Female antislavery activists faced many challenges including not having the right to vote in political elections and discouragement from speaking about their political opinions in public. Faced with these challenges, they met in parlors to plan fundraisers, write petitions, and convince nationally prominent abolitionist speakers to come to Concord. This spotlight talk highlights the members of the Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society and their role as the driving force behind the abolitionist movement in Concord.
Free with Museum admission | Members visit free.
About Object Spotlight Talks: During these brief talks, a Museum Interpreter showcases a fascinating story behind an item in the Concord Museum collections.
Sewing Table, Massachusetts, about 1845, Concord Museum Collections, Museum Purchase, TH44.
