Threads of Resistance
Meet knitting historian & writer, Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh, and learn how women have long used creativity as political power.
This talk explores how women have long used creativity as political power—from suffragettes’ handcrafted fundraising campaigns, to the Knit a Brick protest, to the viral Pussyhat Project. Audiences will gain insight into how art, craft, and collaboration have reshaped movements and claimed space in public discourse.
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Meet knitting historian & writer, Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh, and learn how women have long used creativity as political power.
This talk explores how women have long used creativity as political power—from suffragettes’ handcrafted fundraising campaigns, to the Knit a Brick protest, to the viral Pussyhat Project. Audiences will gain insight into how art, craft, and collaboration have reshaped movements and claimed space in public discourse.
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