History
The Louvre's Breguet Exhibition and the Marie Antoinette
When you glimpse the production ledger's page recording the stages of manufacture of Breguet no. 160, the grand complication watch known as the Marie-Antoinette, the prices these watches can command become more understandable. The actual exhibit ended in September 2009, but can be enjoyed online at the exhibition website.
Breguet and the Louvre; An Apogee of European Watchmaking
Through this retrospective of the works of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), visitors viewed the art of watchmaking at its apogee, evidenced by these unique precision timepieces, combining genius, virtuoso techniques and avant-garde aesthetics. Assembled in the exhibition are exceptional loans – watches, clocks and measuring instruments – alongside portraits, archival documents and patents that span Abraham-Louis Breguet’s entire career.
A Summer Destination: Genealogy Workshops Across the US
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C.
We've referenced the National Archives and Records Administration a number of times* on SeniorWomen.com and want to remind you of the genealogical workshops and records research offered by the Administration:
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
The Feminist Moles in the Federal Government
Book Review by Jo Freeman
The Women’s Movement Inside and Outside the State
by Lee Ann Banaszak
Published by Cambridge University Press, New York; 2010, 247 pp.
When I was in college long ago there was an ongoing debate on working inside the system vs outside of the system.
As I watched the women’s liberation movement emerge and unfold in the late 1960s and 1970s, and read more deeply in US history, I realized that this was a false dichotomy. The "system" was bigger than the government and other institutions. Indeed, the best way to bring about change was a two-pronged approach, with people 'inside' and 'outside' the government working for the same goal, if not necessarily with the same methods.
I wrote a bit about that in my first book, The Politics of Women’s Liberation. In her new book Lee Ann Banaszak has proven it.
Lighter Than Air: Gauze Robes from China
Editor's Note: The following text accompanies the Denver Art Museum's exhibit, Lighter Than Air, drawn from the Denver Art Museum's Textile Collection. We found that the small font used in the exhibition might be difficult for some viewers and have increased it on this page.
"Although the Manchu rulers of Qing dynasty China (1644-1911) loved beautiful things, they were not blind to practicality. In summer, they traded their heavy satin robes for lighter garments made of semi-sheer silk gauze. The open weave of these robes provided not only ventilation, but also the perfect foundation for embroidery carried out in colored silk as well as gold and silver threads. Other gauze garments have subtle woven patterns that appear and disappear with shifting light. The ten robes in the exhibition present a glimpse of court life during the Qing dynasty."
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