Janneken Smucker
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Title
Janneken Smucker
Description
Students in West Chester University's HIS 480: Digital History course interviewed their professor, Janneken Smucker, for their final project. Smucker talks about her background as both a quiltmaker and quilt historian, weighing in on issues including the Underground Railroad Quilt Controversy, the importance of quilts in American society, and the iconic role of Amish quilts in the late twentieth century.
Identifier
PA19383-01
Interviewee
Janneken Smucker
Interviewer
Drew Politski
Interview sponsor
Elizabeth Joe
Interview Keyword
Amish quilts
antique quilts
Mennonite
quilt industry
Collection
Citation
“Janneken Smucker,” Quilters' S.O.S. -- Save Our Stories, accessed April 19, 2024, https://qsos.quiltalliance.org/items/show/2418.