Visit the exhibit, “Pioneering Pages: Forming the New American Woman,” open at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, until May 18.
The exhibit tells the story of “Kvinden og Hjemmet” (Woman and Home), a national magazine for women published in the late 1800s in Iowa by Norwegian immigrant sisters Ida and Mina Jensen. The magazine offered information to help Norwegian immigrant women adapt to American ways of life, but it was much more! By and for women, the publishers and writers advocated for women’s education, equality, and suffrage.
In connection with the exhibit, everyone is invited to join Dr. Nancy Coleman for a free online presentation on March 22 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Register for the Zoom link at vesterheim.org.
Nancy Coleman has worked with a team of Norwegian scholars to shed light on an important part of the story of Norwegian immigration history through this exhibit at Vesterheim.
The exhibit is supported by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Tomson Family Foundation.
Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the conversation of the American immigrant journey through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience. Vesterheim offers innovative and interactive exhibits, classes, and programs, both at the dynamic campus and park in scenic Decorah, Iowa, and online at vesterheim.org and Vesterheim social media. For more information on exhibits, classes, programs, tours, membership opportunities, and ways to donate and volunteer, connect at vesterheim.org, (563) 382-9681, and Vesterheim, 502 W. Water St., P.O. Box 379, Decorah, IA, 52101-0379.
