Chiara Power will present “Women in Pants: Bicycles, Bloomers and the New Woman of the 1890s” at the May 26 Brown Bag Lunch at the Massillon Museum.
The free program will begin at 12:10 p.m.
Brown Bag Lunch events are open to everyone with no reservations required. American Sign Language interpretation is provided by Triad Deaf Services, with a grant from Disabled American Veterans. Guests are invited to bring sack lunches or purchase lunch at the TWiLite Café in the lobby, which offers smoothies, sandwiches, paninis, salads, soup and bakery treats. MassMu provides complimentary cookies and coffee.
Power became MassMu’s collections manager and registrar in 2025. Before moving to Massillon, she lived in Waterloo, Montreal, Halifax and Edmonton in Canada. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and costume studies from Dalhousie University (Halifax) and a master’s degree in material culture from the University of Alberta.
The Massillon Museum receives ArtsBuild funding from ArtsinStark, made possible by ArtsinStark’s annual Campaign for the Arts. MassMu also receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council and marketing support from Visit Canton. It is grateful to the people of Massillon for their support. Brown Bag Lunch programs are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Guests can see Ariella Har-Even: Across the Ashen River, The First: A State Title for Massillon Basketball, Play Like a Girl: Flag Football in the City of Champions, Introducing Massillon Community Arts Council: Creativity within Community, and permanent collection galleries before and after the lunch. Exhibitions can be viewed 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The building is accessible and everyone is welcome.
The museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way E in downtown Massillon. For more information, call 330-833-4061 or explore MassillonMuseum.org. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free.
Details
What: MassMu Brown Bag Lunch, “Women in Pants: Bicycles, Bloomers, and the New Woman of the 1890s”
When: 12:10 p.m. June 26
Where: Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E in Massillon
More: MassillonMuseum.org or 330-833-4061
This article originally appeared on The Independent: MassMu speaker to focus on women’s role in 1890s
Reporting by Margy Vogt, Special to The Massillon Independent / The Independent
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