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Name: Black Fashion: Wearable Language in the 19th & 20th Centuries
Start: 2026-10-10T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-10T15:00:00-05:00

Historic, black-and-white image of Black women sewing in a classroom.

Black Fashion: Wearable Language in the 19th & 20th Centuries

Saturday, October 10, 2026
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ticket Price: $5/ person. Registration is required.
Age: 12 and up

Event Category: Black History, History

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Marietta Historic Site & Museum

301-464-5291 mariettahouse@pgparks.com 5626 Bell Station Road
Glenn Dale, MD

Add to Calendar Saturday, October 10, 2026 1:00 pm 10/10/2026 3:00 pm America/New_York Black Fashion: Wearable Language in the 19th & 20th Centuries Montpelier Historic Site & Museum’s collections manager leads a discussion on what fashion communicated for men and women both with and without agency in the 19th and 20th centuries. <span class="tribe-address"> </span>

Please join Sonya McKenney, Montpelier Historic Site & Museum’s collections manager, for a discussion on what the fashions communicated for men and women both with and without agency in the 19th and 20th centuries. Following Q&A, guests will make a fabric craft and light refreshments will be served.