Quilts and Human Rights

Marsha MacDowellis the curator of folk arts and a professor of art and art history;Mary Worrallis the curator of cultural heritage and an education co-manager;Lynne Swansonis an assistant curator of folk arts and cultural collections manager; andBeth Donaldsonis the collections assistant for quilts and a digital cultural resources manager; all are located at Michigan State University Museum. These authors have worked together on many quilt-related exhibitions, research, educational programs, and collection activities. MacDowell, Worrall, and Donaldson lead the Quilt Index (www.quiltindex.org), an international digital repository of thousands of images and stories about quilts and their makers.Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop.