The Purse and the Person

The Purse and the Person
Photo by Hektor
The Purse and the Person
Photo by Hektor

The Purse and the Person

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Women’s roles have changed dramatically in a relatively short stretch of time. The proof of that claim can be found in an unusual collection, The Purse and The Person exhibit at the Midway Museum in Rockford, Illinois. Chicago Public Radio’s Gianofer Fields pays a visit.

Plus, Kelly Kleiman asks playwright and performer Mary Scruggs what role objects can play in theater.

Then, Dan Bindert shares a celebration of suburban Westmont’s favorite son, Muddy Waters.