The Veterans Breakfast Club will hold a special FREE event we’re calling Homefront and Frontlines: Women and the Impact of War at the Heinz History Center on Sunday, October 27 at 2-4pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
We especially invite women who have been part of the military and veteran community either as veterans themselves or spouses, children, or parents of those who served.
This event featuring the stories of women who have served in the military and as members of military families builds on the Heinz History Center’s latest exhibit, A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh.
There will be light refreshments and a storytelling program.
This a FREE program, but registration is required through the Heinz History Center:
Please let us know you’ll attend by making a reservation at betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org or 412-623-9029.
As part of the event, guests are encouraged to explore the History Center’s A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh exhibition, which showcases the stories of history-making women from Western Pa.
Through more than 300 artifacts, immersive experiences, and striking archival images, A Woman’s Place reveals how these fierce and unflappable women have made Pittsburgh and the world a better place.
The exhibit features rare artifacts like the small handbag carried around the world in 1889 by legendary journalist Nellie Bly and a rare game-worn uniform from the inaugural season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
A Woman’s Place also highlights the stories of “real life” Rosie the Riveters who worked the mills during World War II and helped inspire the iconic Rosie poster.
Exhibit highlights include:
- Clothing and textiles from the 1830s through today, including the inauguration dress worn by Sophie Masloff – the first and only female mayor of Pittsburgh – and a costume from the National Negro Opera Company
- Original sketches from Peggy Owens Skillen, who helped to create the modern version of the iconic PBS show “Sesame Street”
- Protest posters, buttons, and other objects that tell the story of women’s suffrage and how Pittsburghers like Lucy Kennedy Miller and Winifred Meek Morris fought for the right to vote
- A special section on athletes featuring the Olympic jersey of basketball legend and McKeesport native Swin Cash and Suzie McConnell Serio’s WNBA jersey
- A game-worn uniform and a leather baseball glove used by Betsy Jochum of the South Bend (Ind.) Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org.
Thank you to our event sponsors Executor Services and Forge Health!