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Tutorial – “Rosie the Riveter” Clothespin Doll
Location: Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center at the World War II Home Front National Historical Park Event Date: June 7, 2025 Visit the Rosie the Riveter Historic Park’s page here, https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm Visit the Ardenwood Regional Preserve's page here, https://www.ebparks.org/parks/ardenwood I participated in a unique handmade tradition, a Clothespin Doll activity at the 25th Rosie the Riveter Festival held in Richmond, California. I thought the activity was fun
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Visual Essay – Worn by “Rosie the Riveter”
Location: Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center at World War II Home Front National Historical Park Event Date: June 7, 2025 Visit the Historic Park’s page here, https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm This visual essay brings visibility to the under-explored World War II fashion and textile history resources at the Historic Park in Richmond, California, a suburb of the San Francisco Bay Area [1]. I look at the clothing worn by original Rosies through historical photographs and the Ros
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Exhibition Review - Amped: Music Icons in Levi’s® Denim
Location: The Vault (Levi Strauss & Co. Museum), San Francisco, California Exhibit Dates: November 5, 2025 to December 18, 2025 Visit the exhibition page here, https://www.levistrauss.com/2025/11/05/levis-vault-reopens/ I was lucky to visit the Amped: Music Icons in Levi’s® Denim exhibit at The Vault in San Francisco, California on one of its last days open. The exhibit showcased the costumes of iconic musicians as well as the collaborations between Levi Strauss & Co. and te
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