Author: Carol Waugh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972892629
Category : Patchwork
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Author: Eleanor Burns
Publisher: Quilt in a Day.
ISBN: 9781891776243
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Eight traditional blocks in both 12" and 6" sizes pay tribute to first ladies that have earned their place in history. Relates multiple techniques for the author's favorite blocks named after admirable women as well as interesting tidbits of each of their lives.

Author: Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496831438
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Winner of the 2022 James F. Sulzby Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association Alabama Quilts: Wilderness through World War II, 1682–1950 is a look at the quilts of the state from before Alabama was part of the Mississippi Territory through the Second World War—a period of 268 years. The quilts are examined for their cultural context—that is, within the community and time in which they were made, the lives of the makers, and the events for which they were made. Starting as far back as 1682, with a fragment that research indicates could possibly be the oldest quilt in America, the volume covers quilting in Alabama up through 1950. There are seven sections in the book to represent each time period of quilting in Alabama, and each section discusses the particular factors that influenced the appearance of the quilts, such as migration and population patterns, socioeconomic conditions, political climate, lifestyle paradigms, and historic events. Interwoven in this narrative are the stories of individuals associated with certain quilts, as recorded on quilt documentation forms. The book also includes over 265 beautiful photographs of the quilts and their intricate details. To make this book possible, authors Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff and Carole Ann King worked with libraries, historic homes, museums, and quilt guilds around the state of Alabama, spending days on formal quilt documentation, while also holding lectures across the state and informal “quilt sharings.” The efforts of the authors involved so many community people—from historians, preservationists, librarians, textile historians, local historians, museum curators, and genealogists to quilt guild members, quilt shop owners, and quilt owners—making Alabama Quilts not only a celebration of the quilting culture within the state but also the many enthusiasts who have played a role in creating and sustaining this important art.

Author:
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Over 270 beautiful historic quilts and ephemera appear in over 430 color and vintage photographs. From quilted armor of the 17th centrury to crazy quilts of the 19th century, these personal family and museum treasures include homespun work of slaves and fancy work of freed women and First Ladies. This book is an important contribution to quilting history and Virginia heritage, and will be inspirtional today for enthusiastic sewers everywhere.

Author: Lewis L. Gould
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000525600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 619

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An historical survey of the impact of individual First Ladies' impact on America and the American woman. A selection of each woman's own writings is given along with a commentary on her influence, and a biography of her life, and the narrative covers all the presidents' wives from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Author: Jill Abraham Hummer
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700623809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Unelected, but expected to act as befits her "office," the first lady has what Pat Nixon called "the hardest unpaid job in the world." Michelle Obama championed military families with the program Joining Forces. Four decades earlier Pat Nixon traveled to Africa as the nation's official representative. And nearly four decades before that, Lou Hoover took to the airwaves to solicit women's help in unemployment relief. Each first lady has, in her way, been intimately linked with the roles, rights, and responsibilities of American women. Pursuing this connection, First Ladies and American Women reveals how each first lady from Lou Henry Hoover to Michelle Obama has reflected and responded to trends that marked and unified her time. Jill Abraham Hummer divides her narrative into three distinct epochs. In the first, stretching from Lou Hoover to Jacqueline Kennedy, we see the advent of women's involvement in politics following women's suffrage, as well as pressures on family stability during depression, war, and postwar uncertainty. Next comes the second wave of the feminist movement, from Lady Bird Johnson's tenure through Rosalyn Carter's, when equality and the politics of the personal issues prevailed. And finally we enter the charged political and partisan environment over women's rights and the politics of motherhood in the wake of the conservative backlash against feminism after 1980, from Nancy Reagan to Michelle Obama. Throughout, Hummer explores how background, personality, ambitions, and her relationship to the president shaped each first lady's response to women in society and to the broader political context in which each administration functioned—and how, in turn, these singular responses reflect the changing role of women in American society over nearly a century.

Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1627530169
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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It's 1863 and 10-year-old Emmy Blue Hatchett has been told by her father that soon their family will leave their farm, family, and friends in Illinois, and travel west to a new home in Colorado. It's difficult leaving family and friends behind. They might not see one another ever again. When Emmy's grandmother comes to say goodbye, she gives Emmy a special gift to keep her occupied on the trip. The journey by wagon train is long and full of hardships. But the Hatchetts persevere and reach their destination in Colorado, ready to start their new life.

Author: Marie Webster
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473355125
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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This text comprises everything one might need to know about the art of American quilting and patchwork. Covering its European origins in colonial America and containing detailed guides of techniques and methodology, this comprehensive compendium is a must-have for any quilting enthusiast and deserves its place in any collection of antiquarian literature. Marie Daugherty Webster (1859 - 1956) was a business woman, quilt designer, and an author most known for her writing this book. This text has been elected for republication due to its historic and education value. Originally published in 1915, we are proud to republish this scarce book here with a new introductory biography of the author.

Author: Susan Swain
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1610395662
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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A look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians C-SPAN’s yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image, featured interviews with more than fifty preeminent historians and biographers. In this informative book, these experts paint intimate portraits of all forty-five first ladies—their lives, ambitions, and unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. Susan Swain and the C-SPAN team elicit the details that made these women who they were: how Martha Washington intentionally set the standards followed by first ladies for the next century; how Edith Wilson was complicit in the cover-up when President Wilson became incapacitated after a stroke; and how Mamie Eisenhower used the new medium of television to reinforce her, and her husband’s, positive public images. This book provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and famous husbands—and sometimes changing history. Complete with illustrations and essential biographical details, it is an illuminating, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring read.

Author: Beth Strub
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 469

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NOW IN PRINT - and All in ONE Book Read The Quilt Ladies Stories and Make the Quilts they are making. All Twelve Quilt stories and Fifteen Quilt patterns are NOW in one place and at one price. Curl up with The Quilt Ladies five very different women come together. The books take you through learning to quilt, starting a business, moving, daily life and death. Each book continues the story and has Complete Quilt Instructions for the quilt the ladies are making in that book. Read The Quilt Ladies stories from a simpler time and a simpler way:Book One - Mary Alice and Emily Brown The story begins as Mary Alice moves into a new community. She discovers what she is made of and how important friends are to her. Complete instructions for Square Star and Star Burst Color.Book Two - Helen and Teresa Continuing the story. Meet two more "Ladies", learn how quilting brings peace into one of their lives. 2 complete quilt patterns, RoadWay and A Square Doll Quilt.Book Three - Jenny As the story moves ahead, the "Ladies" come together in friendship as one of them loses a lot and another gains. Complete quilt instructions for Center Circle.Book Four - Changes Follow along as one of the "Ladies" decides to start a business. Complete quilt instructions for Grandma's Candy Dish, pieced and appliqué.Book Five - The Kitchen A blow of hate brings everyone together. Complete quilt instructions for First 4-Patch.Book Six - Summer at the Farm The children are invited to spend time at the farm, the "Ladies" get involved too Pattern included Star Lap Quilt.Book Seven - Love at Any Age Love is in the air as the summer moves to fall. Complete quilt instructions for Log Cabin PinWheel and Churn-n-Dash Baby Quilt.Book Eight - The Wedding The "Ladies" bring a wedding together, they organize, shop and quilt. Complete quilt instructions for a Pieced and Appliqué Wedding Quilt.Book Nine - Garden Under the Stars Sometimes you have to do what your heart tells you, Mary Alice does. My Garden Under the Stars Quilt Pieced and Appliqué.Book Ten - At Anytime Learning about life from the past, Molly understands what she needs. Quilt instructions for A Sampler Quilt, Twelve pieced blocks.Book Eleven - My Home Stepping forward to do what she knows is right for her and her family. Jenny takes tries to purchase a home, Quilt instructions for Purple Fun.Book Twelve - Tomorrow's for Me Helen listens to herself and understands the past. Quilt instructions for TriangleMeet The Author Beth Ann:I'm a Quilter and an Author who decided to self-publish my quilt books and quilt patterns, with that I became a solo-business owner. I'm taking my quilts and making a dream into a reality. I love quilts, painting, art, reading, furniture, decorating and The Quilt Ladies, they have changed my life.My Books - The Quilt Ladies eBook - https://amzn.to/3arCRRe How to Survive Retirement - eBook and in Print https://amzn.to/2MM0ziR Anxiety of Anxiety - eBook and in Print https://amzn.to/2Q5dnmQ