How and why did Hodinǫhsǫ:i? women choose to receive an education in home economics from Cornell during the first half of the twentieth century?

These were the basic questions Lynda May Xepoleas, PhD ’23 in Fiber Science and Apparel Design, and recipient of the College of Human Ecology's Graduate Summer Archival Research Fellowship, explored as she undertook extensive archival research within Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections last summer. In this curatorial talk, Xepoleas will present her research findings, as well as discuss how she chose to foreground the voices and stories of Hodinǫhsǫ:i? women in a digital exhibition hosted by Cornell University Library's Spotlight Platform: https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/