Documentary Film: “Hearts & Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society”
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with “Hearts & Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society.” This film presents a vital part of American history, the role played by women and their textiles in the nineteenth century’s great movements and events including the Civil War, the abolition of slavery, westward expansion and the suffrage and temperance movements. The film explores the astonishing lives and accomplishments of ordinary, often anonymous women as well as chronicling the lives of extraordinary individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard and Abigail Scott Duniway. The free screening begins at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
(The image above shows the cover for the book “Hearts and Hands: Women, Quilts, and American Society” by Elaine Hedges, Julie Silber, and Pat Ferrero. Pat Ferrero is the producer/director of the film. -Ed.)