On Sunday, March 13, 2022, historical reenactor Dr. Daisy Century presented an engaging and informative program, interpreting Sojourner...

The Essex County Hand Spinners Guild visited Durand-Hedden House to demonstrate the magical art of spinning fibers into yarn on hand...

Clothing provides a window into the past, and clothing historian Pat Sanftner provided a demonstration that revealed the high style...

Tea rooms were enormously popular in the first half of the 20th century and are a fascinating aspect of women’s history. Most were owned...

The Woman’s Club of Maplewood, established in December 1916, was a product of a growing movement in America that had begun after the...

Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on...

The bottles, bars and boxes of soft and hard soaps and detergents that line supermarket and drugstore shelves today give little hint of...

At a time when America is beginning to realize that it lags far behind many other countries in electing women to positions of political...

Quilts are among the few traditional household objects that bridge utility, communal activity and art, but they have always been made...