Highlights from the exhibit include:
• Collars from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54
• Campaign shoes worn by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
• The inaugural suit worn by Texas governor Ann Richards and an outfit worn by her daughter Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood
• A local #1199 cap from the "Union Power, Soul Power" campaign for healthcare workers' rights, led by Coretta Scott King in 1969
• A skirt suit worn by Janet Reno ’60, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General
• A gown worn by College of Human Ecology co-founder Martha Van Rensselaer when she met with the Queen of Belgium after helping to rebuild their libraries following the destruction of WWI
• Cornell women’s hockey jerseys from the early 1970s alongside a recent jersey signed by the Canadian 2014 Olympic gold medalists from Cornell ...and many more
This exhibit is part of the 2018 Cornell Council for the Arts Biennial. VIEW the full list of items and learn more about the Exhibit.
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