Though often dismissed as “women’s work” and regulated to the realm of handicrafts, the art of quilting holds a prominent place in many cultures. It brings together communities and allows creators to chronicle their struggles and triumphs. Join Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson, Presented by the Indiana Humanities Advancing Racial Equity Speakers Bureau, as she discusses the artistry of African American quilters and the stories they tell in their works.
**Registration is available if you would like a reminder, but is not required.

About the Presenter
Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson (she/her) was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has earned degrees from Lincoln University, University of Central Missouri, and University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019, after a successful thirty-year career in education, she earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas. She returned home in 2017 and became the lead faculty for Martin University’s School of Education’s Teacher Preparation Program in June of 2022. Besides teaching, Dr. Dickerson is a nationally recognized quilter, is a member of eight local and national quilt guilds, and is the founding president of the Akoma Ntoso Modern Quilt Guild of Central Indiana.

One State / One Story: All That She Carried/Freedom Over Me is presented by Indiana Humanities in partnership
with the Indiana Center for the Book and the Indiana State Library as part of
Indiana Humanities’ Advancing Racial Equity Project, supported by Lilly Endowment.