The program speaker for the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club February 17 meeting is Abby Field. Her interest in historical clothing stems from a broader passion for history that began as a child. Her great grandmother, a member of the Fairhaven Colonial Club, dressed in Revolutionary War-era costumes for events.
For the most part, Ms. Field seldom wears modern clothing; she feels the contemporary clothing industry and its reliance on low-wage foreign workers is unethical. Ms. Field has a strong passion for historical textiles and the craftsmanship that went into making them.
Beginning with the clothing, Ms. Field’s passion for history blossomed. She started the History Club at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she is a senior majoring in history.
While Ms. Field appreciates the lessons of history and the design of antique clothing, she does not reject modern society. She has an iPhone, uses a laptop, and is otherwise not very dissimilar from other millennials.
She is the youngest board member of the Mattapoisett and Sippican Historical Societies, and she helps out at the Marion Antique Shop. Ms. Field completed an internship at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
The social hour for the meeting at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will start at 11:00 am. Current Covid protocols will be followed.
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is always open to new members from the south coast area. For more information and a membership application, please see the Club’s website www.mattapoisettwomansclub.org/members/