El Tendedero de Middlebury | Middlebury's Laundry Rack

Laundry racks set up in feminist protest are based on the works of Mónica Mayer, Mexican artist, and feminist activist who in 1978 asked 800 women from her city to complete the phrase “As a woman, the thing that disgusts me the most about my city is…” and to write it down in pieces of pink paper. Each of the answers was hung up on a structure meant to resemble a laundry rack, as a reference to a domestic chore traditionally considered feminine, to open dialogue and shed a light on the violence women experience in their every-day lives. Modern representations of Laundry Racks are used as safe spaces for people to share their stories in a collective protest against leaders choosing to ignore sexism and accounts of assault at their institutions by exposing them to the public. For information on the history on the project: https://nmwa.org/exhibitions/el-tendedero/

Middlebury's Laundry Rack was on display at Davis Family Library March 25th - April 1st 2024

March 2024