Dress Codes: The Fashions of American Women’s History (Offsite, Registration Required)

Join us at the E. B. & Bertha C. Ball Center for a program that will discuss historical events in local history and how the role of fashion influenced them. Fashions from the Mary Beeman Historic Costumes collection at Ball State University will be displayed while presenters describe how women’s fashion was a key part of making history.

*This program is open to the public, but registration is required. Call Diane Watters at 765-285-8975 to reserve a seat.

Program panelists:

Melissa Gentry, Supervisor, GIS Research and Map Collection, Ball State University Libraries

Sara McKinley, Carnegie Library Manager, MPL Archivist, Muncie Public Library

Susan Smith, Archivist, Minnetrista Museum & Gardens

Karen Vincent, Executive Director, Delaware County Historical Society