American women have long used quilts to send messages to lawmakers, from abolitionists and suffragettes to the AIDS Memorial quilt.

Historically, embroidery has been used to express resistance as well as the artist’s thoughts. Learn how at Museum of Design Atlanta's Subversive Embroidery workshop.

This is a way for people who may not want to communicate in another manner, but they want to have a voice,” said one Idaho organizer. | Opinion ...