Materials: Used Bedsheets, Thread, Upholstery Foam

“Raise Less Corn and More Hell” is a quote from Populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease. Lease fought at the intersections between racial, gender, and economic liberation. In her time she gave over 160 speeches across Kansas and was integral to bridging the gaps between industrial union activities and the growing labor movement of farmers across the Midwest. This piece was created during my time at the Mother’s Milk Residency in Newton Kansas.