Matheson, Rebecca (1975-)
Dates
- Existence: 1975-
Biography
Rebecca Matheson is a fashion historian and an adjunct instructor in FIT’s MA Program in Fashion and Textile studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice. Matheson’s research focuses on nineteenth-and twentieth-century American women’s dress, using interdisciplinary approaches to discover women’s narratives as designers, makers, sellers, and consumers. Her recent projects have dealt with millinery, leather goods, advertising, teenage fashion, and dress for long-distance train travel. She is the author of two monographs, The Sunbonnet: an American Icon in Texas (2009) and Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate (2015). Matheson holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies from FIT, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and is currently a PHD candidate at the Bard Graduate Center.
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American sunbonnets oral history
This small collection of recorded interviews this content was created by Rebecca Matheson to support her thesis on the American Sunbonnet in 2004 and includes audio recordings on four microcassettes, release forms signed by interview subjects, and printed interview transcripts. Interview subject include: Louise Jenkins Rusk interviewed on 4/9/04, Minnie Lee Skelton interviewed on 4/7/04, Julia Brazil interviewed on 4/7/04, and Faye Rusk interviewed on 4/6/04.