Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Unequal Ground: Policy and Resistance in Austin, Texas

When the government encodes racial inequality into law and urban space, it creates conditions that marginalized communities are forced to confront and whose effects continue to shape who has access to resources and care in the city today. In Austin, the racial segregation of neighborhoods and resources created environmental and social conditions that disadvantaged communities of color across the city.

1900s, 1928 plan, 20th Century, Activism, Advocacy, African American, Black American, City planning, Community engagement, Deaf education, Disability access, Environmental Activism, Environmental Justice, Environmental racism, Housing discrimination, Mexican American, PODER, Public health, Racial discrimination, Racial inequality, Racism, segregated education, Segregation, tank farms, Texas School for Blind Deaf and Dumb Colored Youths, Texas School of the Blind, visually impaired education, Zoning

Architects of Society: Case Studies in Women's Contributions to Cultural Development

This exhibit examines the permanence of women's voices—how women used their platforms to reshape their cultural spheres and leave significant legacies.

From mothers passing down folklore by firelight, to a poet rewriting the rules of verse, to a magazine editor rebuilding her platform from the ground up, the women showcased in this exhibit contributed more than cultural narratives—they left behind legacies, sets of values, modes of expression, and models for the women who came after them.

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TO FULLY INHABIT A SPACE IS TO TRANSFORM IT.

No matter the medium—oral traditions, written poetry, fashion magazines—the works these women created and passed on were significant in redefining the world around them.

1800s, 1900s, 1920s, 1960s, 1980s, 1990s, 20th Century America, Clare Leighton, Cynthia Cooper, Fashion, Folklore, Grace Mirabella, Madeline Mason, Magazine, Oral Tradition, Poetry, Ut Folklore Center Archives, Women, Women's voices