Acknowledgements

We thank the following people for making this exhibition possible. First, we are grateful to the 15 Black women college students who gave their time, images, stories, and garments and accessories. We are honored to tell their histories through fashion. We also thank:

• Dana Goodin, Apparel, Merchandising and Design PhD candidate at Iowa State University who served as a curatorial assistant
• Stephen Smith, curatorial assistant
• Sara Marcketti, Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Professor in Apparel, Merchandising, and Design
• Jeanne Dyches, Assistant Professor, School of Education
• Eulanda Sanders, Donna R. Danielson Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
• Vicki Van Hooris, Secretary in Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management