women's work - Kirsten Hammerstrom

History/Living History/Reenacting/Research

Making an Impression

Posted on March 15, 2018 by kittycalash

Dorothy Mercier: widow of an artist (and a painter herself), Mercier went into business after the death of her husband, Philip, first as a printseller and stati...

History/Research

The Work of Women

Posted on March 8, 2018 by kittycalash

International Women’s Day: I may have missed it online but I have spent this day– this entire week, in fact– working with a woman I greatly admire a...

Clothing/Events/Living History/Reenacting

Compare and Contrast

Posted on January 28, 2018 by kittycalash

Boston Massacre planning is underway for everyone involved at every level, including me. I’ve made changes to what I plan to wear, in part because I have ...

Clothing/Fail/History/Living History/making things/personal

History Hurts

Posted on February 23, 2017 by kittycalash

We have been here before: terrible stays, stays in need of minor mods, and “it isn’t history till it hurts.” New this past weekend was the Busk Bust Blister (Bu...