The Denim Day display is currently on view in the Grossmann Gallery on the fifth floor of the Healey Library. This display features a collection of denim jeans that serve as an example of what survivors were wearing when they were sexually assaulted. The Denim Day campaign is an opportunity for survivors of sexual assault to raise awareness of rape myths and rape culture, where victims are often blamed for what they were wearing. The stories in the display cases were sourced from the Susan B. Anthony Project’s What Were You Wearing? exhibit. The Denim Day display is featured as part of a series of campus events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month hosted by UMass Boston’s Title IX Office for Students. For more information, email Brikitta O. Hairston, Title IX and Civil Rights Investigator for Students, at brikitta.hairston@umb.edu. The display will be on view through May 31, 2025.
The Grossmann Gallery is open during Healey Library hours.
University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston collects materials related to the university’s history, as well as materials that reflect the institution’s urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social welfare, social action, alternative movements, community organizations, and local history related to neighboring communities.
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