From Parlor to Protest
Black and white women organized against slavery, turning parlors, churches and meeting halls into places for political action.
Women and Anti-Slavery Exhibit brought to life by Ralph Appelbaum Associates. Conceptual rendering. Final design subject to change.
Follow the Journeys of Freedom Seekers
The proposed exhibit would trace the decisions people made, the places they crossed and the people who helped them along the way.
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① Broadsheets
A wall of printed materials would show how women shaped the public debate over slavery.
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② Anti-Slavery Bazaar
A recreated bazaar table would feature objects like handcrafted dolls and needlework bearing abolitionist mottos and inscriptions sold at fundraising events.
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③ Friendship Albums
Animated pages would share notes
and drawings from albums above the mantle kept by women in Philadelphia’s abolitionist circles.
A digital activity would invite visitors to create a message or illustration inspired by the albums.