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ECGH Graduate Workshop

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Graduate Workshop of the Edinburgh Centre for Global History, University of Edinburgh - promoting exchange and growth in emerging global history scholarship.

Edinburgh, Scotland Beigetreten Haziran 2022
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Meha Priyadarshini
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Jonathan Square @FashioningSelf will be one of the speakers for @connectthreads launch event next month! Please join us online or in London!
Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom@FashioningSelf

This madras headwrap, now housed in the permanent collection of @LaStateMuseum, was worn by Mary Franklin, an enslaved woman referred to as "Pinkie" by the donor's grandmother Marion Hoey Stem. Following the Civil War, Franklin remained with the donor's grandmother, and the headwrap was preserved, ostensibly as a memento of her imagined loyalty. Crafted from red, yellow, and green woven madras, the headwrap features two selvedge ends and two machine-stitched ends. I will explore the history of this headwrap anf similar objects in my upcoming talk on madras at the @connectthreads symposium at the V&A on October 11: vam.ac.uk/.../connecting…...

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Economic and Social History Graduate Conference
Economic and Social History Graduate Conference@eshgrad2024·
Our conference comes to an end with the last panel that spoke on Relations and Networks. The ESH team would like to thank all the panelists for participating in this conference and making it an enriching experience for each one of us. #eshgrad2024
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