I believe that Gay Ann Rogers is one of the U.S.’s most extraordinary embroidery designers and stitchers. Many of her followers delight in her combination of history and fiber art as seen in her exquisite portraits of historical figures (especially royalty) and of scenes she refers to as “samplers.” Her series of “hearts,” “cameos,” and […]
Welcome to #5 in my Look Her Up needlepoint/women’s history series. Wilma Mankiller was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation and a well respected leader locally and nationally, having the ear of U.S. Presidents for her ideas on Native American and women’s issues. You will learn a great deal about the Cherokee Nation […]
This past year was a full and complicated one, and I had in mind to post my usual World Embroidery Day blog but did not. And so I forgot to post the third of my Look Her Up Needlepoint pieces. Here she is: Rose Schneiderman was a labor leader and outspoken women’s rights advocate for […]
Luisa Capetillo if the fourth subject in my “Look Her Up” Needlepoint series. As in the past, the piece gives hints to the woman’s life, but my hope is that they will lead you to “look her up” to discover more about her life and her work. Use the internet, books, research collections. . . […]
Happy Winter Solstice 2021 To celebrate the coming of a new (and hopefully better) year, I want to share with you the second in my “Look Her Up” Women’s History needlepoint series. (Jane Addams was the first and can be viewed on my website: http://harrietalonso.com. ) I know that most of you will know the […]
Dear Friends, To celebrate World Embroidery Day, 2021, I’d like to introduce you to the first in a series of needlepoint/canvas embroidery pieces I am creating. I call the group, “Look Her Up.” The idea came to me from two sources. First is my 40 years teaching, researching, writing, and speaking about U.S. women’s history. […]
Happy holiday greetings! 2020 sure has been one helluva year, hasn’t it? Between Covid 19 and Donald Trump, it has produced one nightmare after another. Let’s hope that 2021 will be better. It will be difficult for us all to get out of the hole we are in, but I know we can do it! […]
Happy World Embroidery Day to all! I submitted the piece above to the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design for its World’s Longest Band Sampler project. The saying is a riff on Robin Morgan’s classic work, Sisterhood is Powerful. I posted the message on a few Needlepoint Facebook pages and sent it to those on […]
A happy International Women’s Day to you all. In honor of this great day, I am including a piece I designed and stitched back in 1977. It is a riff on early schoolgirls’ samplers with a verse from Judy Grahn’s book of poems, The Common Woman. Have a wonderful day!
2020 is a huge year for those of us who live in the U.S. Not only is it the year for a presidential election but it is also the year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote. In honor of both occasions, this women’s […]
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