The American Bookbinders Museum

SPOTLIGHT ON ABM'S ARTISTS! These incredible creators stock the ABM store with unique, #locallymade goods. Click the link in the bio and browse amazing book lover gifts this holiday season! . . Pictured (in order): Pamela Wood of Rare Hare Creations, Pietro Accardi of Accardi Book Arts, Suzanne Weinert, and Linda Odelson .... . #shopsmall #handmadefromtheheart #bookarts #supportlocalartists #booklovers #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookbinding #bookbinders #museumstore See more

ABM's 2021 Guild is currently accepting members! The revised membership program features five unique categories - every level receives a special gift from the American Bookbinders Museum, pictured below. Click the link below to learn about each membership category and join the 2021 Guild! #bookbinding #booklovers #bibliophile #sanfrancisco #MembershipDrive #guilds #historymatters https://bookbindersmuseum.org/support/donate/membership-2/

#givingtuesday2020 was a success thanks to our generous supporters. Thank you from the American Bookbinders Museum!#givingtuesday2020 was a success thanks to our generous supporters. Thank you from the American Bookbinders Museum!

https://bookbindersmuseum.networkforgood.com//115882-givin TODAY IS THE DAY!! The 2020 ABM #GivingTuesday campaign helps the museum stay afloat during the latest #bayarea COVID-19 closures. Give now and keep the Story of the Book alive for generations to come! #givingtuesday2020 #bookbinders #booklovers #bibliophile #givingisliving #sanfrancisco #historymuseum #historymatters #bayareamuseums

ABM is honored to be the beneficiary for this month's Literary Speakeasy--a Halloween Spectacular with readings by Becca Gomez Farrell, L.S. Johnson, Cliff Winnig, Chaz Brenchley, and Sumiko Saulson. Drop by!

The United States was founded along lines enshrined in British law, under which the autonomy and rights of women were essentially nonexistent. During the American Revolution, women like Abigail Adams hoped that the new nation would remember the ladies" when framing the rights of all citizens. Abigail Adams is only one of the fascinating women you'll encounter in ABM's exhibit Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print. On line at www.bookbindersmuseum.org/19thamendment, or in person at the American Bookbinders Museum!

Zitkala-Sa was member of the Yankton Dakota Sioux, and wrote extensively about her struggles and those of other Native Peoples. She's only one of the fascinating women you'll encounter in ABM's exhibit Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print. On line at www.bookbindersmuseum.org/19thamendment, or in person at the American Bookbinders Museum!

Mary Church Terrell: writer, activist, Suffragist. She's only one of the fascinating women you'll encounter in ABM's exhibit Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print. On line at www.bookbindersmuseum.org/19thamendment, or in person at the American Bookbinders Museum!

New exhibit at ABM, Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print. Come by to see itThursday thru Saturday, 10-4.

Did time, distance, or COVID-19 keep you from seeing our Spring exhibit Bound for Beauty, showcasing a sampling of bindings from our Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers Bindings? Fear not: we've put the best of the exhibit online. Now you can admire and examine these beautiful bindings without wearing a mask, from the comfort of your own home. Learn about the designers, influences, and technology that made so many 19th century mass-produced bindings works of art in their own right. www.bookbindersmuseum.org/bound-for-beauty

Helpful Household Hints from the Anti-Suffrage Crowd: You do not need a ballot to clean out your sink spout. A handful of potash and some boiling water is quicker and cheaper! Online or in person, see Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print at the American Bookbinders Museum.

Purple, white, and yellow were the colors of the American Suffrage movement. You could tell a pro-suffrage voter by the yellow rose in her hat or his buttonhole. The Anti’s wore red roses. Learn more about how women won the vote at ABM’s Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print! Now through December 30 at the American Bookbinders Museum.

What's the difference between a Suffragist and a Suffragette? Find out at the American Bookbinders Museum's new exhibit, Celebrating the 19th Amendment: Suffragists in Print!