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198864 minGdocumentary

Hearts & Hands

198864 minGdocumentary

Quilts served as a platform for 19th century women to express their views on abolition, patriotism, politics, social justice, and westward expansion.

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Quilts served as a platform for 19th century women to express their views on abolition, patriotism, politics, social justice, and westward expansion.

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Pat Ferrerodirector

Beth Ferriswriter

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Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard, and Abigail Scott Duniway are among the women featured in this film. It covers the lives of ordinary women during the 19th century. Key events include industrialization, abolition, the Civil War, and the suffrage movement. Quilts served as a form of expression for these women, conveying messages about social justice, patriotism, and westward expansion. The documentary runs for 64 minutes and was released in 1988.

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