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Make It Yourself Home Sewing Gender and Culture 18901930 - Gutenberg-e
Author: Sarah Gordon
Through home sewing, Sarah A. Gordon examines domestic labor, marketing practices, changing standards of femininity, and understandings of class, gender, and race from 1890 to 1930. As ready-made garments became increasingly available due to industrialization, many women, out of necessity or choice, continued to make their own clothing. In doing...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231142441
ISBN-10: 0231142447
Publication Date: 8/15/2008
Pages: 188
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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