Social Transformation
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Social transformation involves a shift in the collective consciousness of a society. It occurs when people create change through new patterns of behavior or social action. This can include political shifts, social movements, economic change, changing systems of beliefs and values, new patterns of racial relations, or a rethinking of personal and collective identities. This set explores socially transformative artifacts across our collection.
McDonald's Restaurant Sign, 1960 - 2
1939 Douglas DC-3 Airplane - 8
1914 Ford Model T Touring Car, Given to John Burroughs by Henry Ford - 15
Pope Columbia Safety Bicycle, 1889 - 2
"Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Negro Life in the Slave States of America," 1852
Book, "Silent Spring," 1962
Book, "The Constitutions of the United States, According to the Latest Amendments," 1800
Dr. Benjamin Spock's Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care,"1955
Rosa Parks Bus - 8
Button, "Non-Violence is Our Strength," circa 1970 - 1
Button, 10th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots, 1979
Button, "Black Liberation Malcolm X," 1968
George Washington's Camp Bed, 1775-1780 - 1
Diners' Club Card, 1976-1977
Birth Control Pill Dispenser, circa 1998
Zenith Royal Crusader Hearing Aid, circa 1965
Hood Ornament, "Votes for Women," 1900-1920
Robot, First Unimate Robot Ever Installed on an Assembly Line, 1961 - 6
Levi Jeans, 1968 - 1
Product Label for Bottled Horseradish by Heinz & Noble, "Strictly Pure," 1872 - 2
H.J. Heinz prided himself on his "Strictly Pure" products, but many of his competitors used adulterants (inferior substitutes or additives) and false advertising. Recognizing that the reputation of the entire processed food industry was at stake, Heinz became an advocate of the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906--the first of a series of Congress-enacted consumer protection laws.
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