Tag Archives: quilts

Remembering 2011 and Looking Forward to 2012

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Emily

By Maritza Gordillo It was not too long ago when I said I was ready to come back and work at the Women’s Center for the 2011 Fall semester. Time went by so quickly due to the fact that we … Continue reading →

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Dr. Nancy Dawson Talks to KCUR 89.3

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Emily

Check out this intereview with Dr. Nancy Dawson, who spoke at our event Quilts That Changed the World this past Monday. http://kcurstream.umkc.edu/central/Central_11-3-2011.mp3

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Quilts That Changed the World: Women, Movements, Healing, and Art

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Emily

By Emily Mathis This week the Women’s Center in collaboration with the UMKC Black Studies Program, the African-American Quilt Guild and the Kansas City Public Library will be hosting a Bernardin-Haskell Lecture featuring Dr. Nacny Dawson titled “Quilts That Changed … Continue reading →

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Quilts on the Quad

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Emily

By Maritza Gordillo During the spring 2011 semester the Women’s Center with the collaboration of Nedra Bonds, the Arts Council of Metropolitan KC and the ArtsKC Fund brought together various workshops for those on campus and the community to come … Continue reading →

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