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| In addition to these Embroidered Narratives, items belonging to each woman are on display. |
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Libby Oldham's artifacts include photographs from theatrical productions of Charlie's Aunt and Oklahoma; copies of her favorite books including Middlemarch and Billy Collins' Picnic, Lightning; and a model of the Unitarian Church. |
| Nancy Chase's work is complemented by a selection of her scrimshaw, as well as the tools of her trade. |
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Artifacts of Edith Andrews's life include her binoculars and copies of Birding Nantucket and the Nantucket Birding Checklist. |
| Mary E. Starbuck's exhibit includes her books My House and I and Nantucket and Other Verses and a hand-written copy of her poem, "Nantucket." |
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Martha Fish's personal diary is featured in the exhibition. |
| Sarah Veeder's portrait and the illustrated journal she kept while living aboard the whaleship Nauticon are on display. |
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Maria Mitchell's personal objects include her telescope and her beer mug, graciously loaned by the Maria Mitchell Association. |
| Included in Grace Grossman's display are a photograph of herself with her husband Bernie and a wooden egg painted with their favorite motto: "To everything there is a season . . ." |
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Eunice Ross's exhibit items include a photograph of her teacher, Anna Gardner, and of the African Meeting House on Pleasant Street before it was renovated. |
| Exhibition Designers: Chief Curator, Niles Parker Assistant Curator, Ben Simons Collections Manager, Tony Dumitru Exhibition Designer, Claire O'Keeffe, CommunicationDESIGN Website, Georgen Gilliam Charnes |
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