Works Progress Administration: Crafts - Quilting Project

Works Progress Administration: Crafts - Quilting Project

Quilting is an important cultural activity. Different patterns mean different things, and quilts were used as signals if a location was safe on the Underground Railroad. Women also used to get together and make quilts, women did this frequently in the Mid-west around the 1930's, as a way to bond while participating in a practical activity. It is known that the Works Progress Administration documented cultural activities, to preserve the culture before it died out, and to learn the heritage of the country.

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National Archives and Records Administration

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circa 1935

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Record Creator

Public Domain

English

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