Posts Tagged ‘History’
How Midwestern Women Pioneered Feed Sack Fashion
The Johnson County Museum is hosting a traveling Thrift Style exhibit featuring dresses made from feed sacks until May 1.
Read MoreMeet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School
Recalling a landmark Johnson County school integration case that came before Brown v. Board of Education.
Read MoreTap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing
Tap List honors the contributions of women in brewing.
Read MoreRecalling ‘Cactus’ Jack Call, the Man Patsy Cline Came to KC to Honor
Few people remember the story of “Cactus” Jack Call, the Kansas City disc jockey whose death prompted the tribute show that proved to be Patsy Cline’s last.
Read MoreResurrecting Barbecue’s Forgotten History
Adrian Miller, author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” contends the history of barbecue is largely one of cultural appropriation.
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