Material Culture, 19th Century America, American Folk Art, Women’s History, Gender Studies, American Cultural Heritage, Mormon Pioneers Diane Irby Material Culture, 19th Century America, American Folk Art, Women’s History, Gender Studies, American Cultural Heritage, Mormon Pioneers Diane Irby

The Sacred Hair Wreaths of Mormon Pioneers

Beyond "parlor art" for the middle class, this research explores the sophisticated role of Victorian hair wreaths as a material record of Mormon pioneer life, ecclesiastical agency they granted women, and the intentional documentation of women's labor.

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