September 26, 5:00-7:00pm | Nancy Nicholas Hall Main Entrance
Join us in celebrating the opening of It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison.The Raging Grannies will be present and preforming at 5:30pm.
On view starting September 16 in the First and Third floors of Nancy Nicholas Hall, It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison grows from a two-year archival and oral history project. This exhibit focuses on several decades of local Wisconsin grassroots activism enacted by the Madison and Dane County Raging Grannies. Featuring an array of granny hats, aprons, songbooks, political buttons, and instruments, as well as video and audio clips of their original songs and engaging stories, this exhibit explores how senior women have engaged in a wide variety of protest activities. Raging Grannies performances center human dignity, democratic values, and inclusivity, along with gender and racial equality. It’s All the Rage explores the past, present and future of this organization, with a focus on the community, engagement with social justice issues, and the friendships formed in the process.
This exhibition was developed with generous support of the Anonymous Fund, Center for Research on Gender and Women, the Raging Grannies of Madison and Dane County, and the Intergenerational Activism and Gender Research Group.
