Needle's Eye Women and Work in the Age of Revolution

Name: Needle's Eye Women and Work in the Age of Revolution
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ISBN: 9781558495456

ISBN-10: 1558495452

ISBN-13: 9781558495456

Edition: 2006

Authors: Marla R. Miller, Marla R. Miller

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Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Publication date: 8/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Early American Artisanry: Why Gender Matters






Clothing and Consumers in Rural New England, 1760-1810



Needle Trades in New England, 1760-1810






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






Women's Artisanal Work in the Changing New England Marketplace


Conclusion: The Romance of Old Clothes


Abbreviations


Notes


Index