The History Center in Tompkins County (THC) is hosting a new exhibit “Breaking Barriers: Women’s Lives & Livelihoods” which will open July 2, 2021.
Breaking Barriers: Women’s Lives & Livelihoods explores the lives of women in public and private spheres across the centuries through six interactive exhibits: Haudenosaunee Influence on Women’s Rights (Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation), The Overlooked History of Women Working (HistoryForge), Serial Style (Wharton Studio Museum and Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection), Women’s Social Clubs and Organizations, and Overcoming Barriers to Vote: Woman Suffrage Movement in Tompkins County. These exhibits will connect visitors with the rich and varied lives of women in Tompkins County through exploring the stories, artifacts, and community legacies they left behind. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/breaking-barriers.
This exhibit has multiple components:
- A temporary physical display of six interactive exhibits at The History Center Exhibit Hall on the Ithaca Commons,
- Selected virtual exhibits available at thehistorycenter.net/virtual-exhibits,
- Public access to selected interviews from the Women’s Voices in Tompkins County: Oral History Collection.
Physical and virtual exhibits will open to the public on Friday, July 2 following two weeks of closure in the museum (June 13th-31st) for the installation of the new displays. Due to COVID-19, the History Center is limiting the number of visitors in the museum and encourage guests to make reservations in advance at thehistorycenter.net/schedule.
The Breaking Barriers exhibit is presented and made possible by Chloe Capital. Despite recent progress, less than 2% of female funders receive venture capital investment. Chloe Capital is investing in the next generation of women entrepreneurs and innovators across the United States. The company’s mission to decrease gender and diversity gaps in entrepreneurship and venture capital is a natural fit to celebrate women changemakers in Tompkins County.
