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Harriet Hemingway was a Boston socialite, conservationist, and abolitionist of the Gilded Age, who didn’t back down from controversy or her convictions. When hats decorated with bird feathers were the height of fashion, she held teas to dissuade women from supporting this trend. This led to the formation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the passage of state and Federal laws outlawing the trade of wild bird feathers. When Booker T. Washington was denied lodging at Boston hotels, she happily invited him to stay in her home. Her home is now a stop on the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Harriet stands approximately 13” tall. She is hand stitched using recycled wool and stuffed with recycled denim. She wears a vintage handkerchief. She is currently part of the “Second Nature” exhibit at the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen gallery in Berea, Kentucky.
Harriet Hemingway was a Boston socialite, conservationist, and abolitionist of the Gilded Age, who didn’t back down from controversy or her convictions. When hats decorated with bird feathers were the height of fashion, she held teas to dissuade women from supporting this trend. This led to the formation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the passage of state and Federal laws outlawing the trade of wild bird feathers. When Booker T. Washington was denied lodging at Boston hotels, she happily invited him to stay in her home. Her home is now a stop on the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Harriet stands approximately 13” tall. She is hand stitched using recycled wool and stuffed with recycled denim. She wears a vintage handkerchief. She is currently part of the “Second Nature” exhibit at the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen gallery in Berea, Kentucky.