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HISTORY: Revolutionary Portsmouth Lecture Series "The Politicization of Shoes" at Portsmouth Historical Society

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (265+ words) Dr. Kimberly Alexander explores how everyday consumer choices became acts of political expression during the Revolutionary era. Focusing on shoes as a case study, she reveals how American women supported boycotts of English goods by purchasing locally made footwear and…...

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