San Diego · Thursday, November 5, 2026
Spinning Resistance: Women, Cloth, and the Long Memory of 1776
Spinning Resistance: Women, Cloth, and the Long Memory of 1776 on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST at San Diego History Center (Culture). Cost: $10.00 – $20.00. Best for: preschool, school-age.
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The spinning wheel keeps showing up at moments of political crisis — and it’s never just about spinning. In the 1760s, American women turned spinning bees into public acts of resistance against British taxation. Arts and Crafts reformers claimed it as a rebuke to industrial capitalism. In the 1920s, Gandhi made the charkha the emblem of Indian independence…
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