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- From Pamphlets to Pride: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism - The history of LGBTQ+ activism in the United States is long. For the past century, the struggle for equality has taken many forms and faced many challenges, as the LGBTQ+ community have fought for their rights and their lives.
- June 04, 2024
- Collections - Article
From Pamphlets to Pride: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism
The history of LGBTQ+ activism in the United States is long. For the past century, the struggle for equality has taken many forms and faced many challenges, as the LGBTQ+ community have fought for their rights and their lives.
- OUT!: LGBTQ+ Visibility and Identity Leadership Spotlight - Today we'e excited to share our latest THF Conversation with our partners at @GeneralMotors. Our own Cynthia Jones sits down Sabin Blake — General Motors Director, North American Business Communications to discuss how GM’s Employee Resource Groups are bringing our whole selves to work in an inclusive environment, empowering collaboration, and creating an innovative workplace.
- August 12, 2022
- Collections - Video
OUT!: LGBTQ+ Visibility and Identity Leadership Spotlight
Today we'e excited to share our latest THF Conversation with our partners at @GeneralMotors. Our own Cynthia Jones sits down Sabin Blake — General Motors Director, North American Business Communications to discuss how GM’s Employee Resource Groups are bringing our whole selves to work in an inclusive environment, empowering collaboration, and creating an innovative workplace.
- Innovation Nation, Season 4 - <p>The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 4, Mo Rocca explores topics on the Rise of the Diesel-Electric Locomotive, the Evolution of Aviation, Menlo Park, and more!</p>
- January 16, 2018
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Innovation Nation, Season 4
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 4, Mo Rocca explores topics on the Rise of the Diesel-Electric Locomotive, the Evolution of Aviation, Menlo Park, and more!
- RuPaul, Drag Race, and the “Werk” that Came Before - RuPaul Charles was born on November 17, 1960 in San Diego, California. His parents, Ernestine “Toni” Fontinette and Irving Charles, divorced by the time he was seven; although Ru and his three sisters would continue to live with their mother, older t
- October 16, 2023
- Collections - Article
RuPaul, Drag Race, and the “Werk” that Came Before
RuPaul Charles was born on November 17, 1960 in San Diego, California. His parents, Ernestine “Toni” Fontinette and Irving Charles, divorced by the time he was seven; although Ru and his three sisters would continue to live with their mother, older t
- Legendary Dress: Iconic Histories of Drag Performance - Drag is a form of theatre. Drag performers adopt “personas” and dress in over-the-top outfits to poke fun at the way society perceives masculinity and femininity. Drag holds a mirror to society.
- October 04, 2023
- Collections - Article
Legendary Dress: Iconic Histories of Drag Performance
Drag is a form of theatre. Drag performers adopt “personas” and dress in over-the-top outfits to poke fun at the way society perceives masculinity and femininity. Drag holds a mirror to society.
- Quiet & Loud Protest - Protest can be both loud and quiet. Prints by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., and Corita Kent, as well as items related to Angela Davis, showcase how artist-activists have used graphics to demand change.
- February 17, 2022
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Quiet & Loud Protest
Protest can be both loud and quiet. Prints by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., and Corita Kent, as well as items related to Angela Davis, showcase how artist-activists have used graphics to demand change.
- OUT!: LGBTQ+ Visibility and Identity - Explore newly collected artifacts from our collection that relate to the history and lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people in America.
- June 16, 2022
- Collections - Article
OUT!: LGBTQ+ Visibility and Identity
Explore newly collected artifacts from our collection that relate to the history and lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people in America.
- Silence = Death: The Early Fight Against the AIDS Epidemic - On what would have been Larry Kramer's 86th birthday, we look at the history of the iconic Silence = Death poster and the pioneering ACT UP organization — the political action group that Kramer catalyzed.
- June 25, 2021
- Collections - Article
Silence = Death: The Early Fight Against the AIDS Epidemic
On what would have been Larry Kramer's 86th birthday, we look at the history of the iconic Silence = Death poster and the pioneering ACT UP organization — the political action group that Kramer catalyzed.