I added (exhibit) to keep anyone from thinking that I was going to opine on the subject of a woman’s place in the world. Not the kind of post you’ll ever find here.
A Woman’s Place was a new exhibit at the Heinz History Museum which was featured last Thursday for the doors I found there. The only photo I shared was of the entrance to the exhibit and Resa McConaghy of Art Gowns mentioned that I had ignored a great opportunity in skipping the exhibit. Of course, I meant no offense — there just weren’t many doors.
In any case, I promised Resa I would share some photos from the exhibit today. Keep in mind, this exhibit celebrates women who were important in the history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One is Mary Schenley.
Throughout the late 19th century, Mary Schenley made many gifts of money to churches and public schools in Pittsburgh. More significantly, perhaps, she donated land to the city of Pittsburgh in 1889 for Schenley Park; to Western Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind for a school in 1890; and in 1895, she gave the oldest relic in Pittsburgh, the Fort Pitt Blockhouse and adjoining property, to the Daughters of the American Revolution.
One of the women I mentioned last week was journalist Nellie Bly. One of the exhibits showed the clothing worn at the time Nellie worked in Pittsburgh, and the difficulty that clothing would have contributed to working as a reporter. Another famous Pittsburgh woman is quoted below:
I’m not going to continue knocking [on] that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.
Ava Duvernay, filmmaker and media producer
Another quote is a statement that was written on the wall of the exhibit that I think sums the exhibit up very well.
Changemaker. Mother. Soldier. Bride.
Activist. Athlete. Innovator
Entrepreneur. Artist. Politician.
What is a woman’s place in history?Question posted in the exhibit
In the exhibit n Nellie Bly are the three terms describing woman journalists. One is “Sob Sister” which reminded me of one of my favorite movies — The Big Sleep. In that movie, Lauren Becall sings a song which includes that phrase. If you’re interested, there’s a clip from that movie below the gallery.
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