Did you know Dr. Sallye R. Clark? Our late colleague, mentor and friend, Dr. Clark was integral to researching the historic costumes held by the Kentucky Museum. In particular, she worked with the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Collection, which now needs your help. Born in 1855, Carrie Burnam Taylor dreamed of a dress-making empire, which she realized through the foundation of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company. Her custom dress-making company grew from Taylor’s in-home studio to a factory in downtown Bowling Green that employed more than 300 women, providing a model of female entrepreneurship and high style at a time when women were expected to remain wives and mothers. Her story is crucial to understanding gender norms, entrepreneurship and fashion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries while inspiring future female entrepreneurs. Dr. Clark researched and published on Taylor’s life and work, and we are thrilled to build upon her work as part of an exhibit, conservation and publication project in collaboration with the Kentucky Museum. Together, we are honored to develop an exhibition of Taylor’s life and work – including several garments made by Taylor’s company – to open next fall. But we need your help to present this story. Will you make a gift to support this collection and its exhibition? Every gift will be considered a co-adoption of the Taylor Collection, recognized both in the exhibit and in records related to the Taylor Collection alongside other adopters. Your gifts will help purchase high-quality cases, produce labels and graphics, and undertake conservation work on the garments to ensure their display and future study by WKU students. To support this project, make a gift to our campaign. We’ll take care of the rest! Prefer to give via check? Make your check payable to the WKU Foundation with a note for the Taylor Exhibit and mail to: Kentucky Museum Attn: Tiffany Isselhardt 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11092 Bowling Green, KY 42101