By Her Own Design: Women Milliners of Boston

Dress and Textile Historian Elizabeth Weisblatt will explore the lives of Boston’s women milliners, or hat makers, through the incredible hats they created. She will share hats from the 7,000-piece costume collection of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This collection provides a rich glimpse into the fashions worn by Boston women and helps to shed light on the women who created the pieces.

Attendees have the opportunity to tour the Nichols House Museum during the program.