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Presented By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Exhibit: Stories of Mothers Lost

The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood

Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades
Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades
Every minute of every day, a woman dies of pregnancy related complications. Stories of Mothers Lost, an exhibit of handmade quilts from around the world now on display in Lane Hall, memorializes some of these women.

The exhibit was initiated by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA), a non-profit membership based organization, whose goal is to reduce rates of maternal and child mortality. The initiative to obtain these stories was made possible by a United Nations Population Fund grant to the WRA. Following a global call, there was an overwhelming response of 120 panels from 46 organizations. Stories of Mothers Lost - a collection of internationally sourced, hand crafted panels commemorating mothers lost – allows families to express grief and also plays a powerful role as a mechanism for advocacy and communication on an issue that transcends country borders and impacts us all.

Stories of Mothers Lost is supplied by the UM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and its Program in Sexual Rights and Reproductive Justice. The exhibit is hosted by the Women’s Studies Department and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

Stories of Mothers Lost is in Lane Hall through December 11, 2015.
Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades
Fatema Begum, quilt from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Banglades

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