| Descript |
xiv, 302 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-288) and index |
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I: Clothing and consumers in rural New England, 1760-1810 -- Needle trades in New England, 1760-1810 -- II: Needlework of the rural gentry : the world of Elizabeth Porter Phelps -- Family, community, and informal work in the needle trades : the worlds of Easter Fairchild Newton and Tryphena Newton Cooke -- Family, artisanry, and craft tradition : the worlds of Tabitha Clark Smith and Rebecca Dickinson -- Gender, artisanry, and craft tradition : the world of Catherine Phelps Parsons -- III: Women's artisanal work in the changing New England marketplace -- Conclusion : the romance of old clothes |
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EAS: PH ; YW |
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Women -- Employment -- Massachusetts -- Hadley (Town) -- History
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Needleworkers -- Massachusetts -- Hadley (Town) -- Case studies
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Women artisans -- Massachusetts -- Hadley (Town) -- Case studies
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Social classes -- Massachusetts -- Hadley (Town) -- History
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Clothing trade -- Massachusetts -- Hadley (Town) -- History
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| Alt Title |
Women and work in the age of revolution |
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