Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 164 pages) |
Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
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Contents |
"Sewed considerable" -- "Boundless possibilities" -- "When Mother lets us sew" -- Commodifying "domestic virutes" -- Clothing for sport |
Summary |
"Through home sewing, Sarah A. Gordon examines domestic labor, marketing practices, changing standards of feminity and understanding 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 ... The shifting meanings of sewing formed a contested space in which businesses promoted sewing machines as tools for maintaining domestic harmony, women interpreted patterns to suit -or flout- definitions of appropriate appearances, and girls were taught to sew in ways that reflected beliefs about class, race, and region." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164) |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Sewing -- History -- 19th century
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Sewing -- History -- 20th century
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Home economics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Home economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Sex role -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Home economics
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Manners and customs
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Sewing
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Sex role
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Frau
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Heimarbeit
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Nähen
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Geschlechterrolle
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Frauenbild
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Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
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Arts & Crafts.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140527
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Subject |
United States
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USA
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2008043642 |
ISBN |
0231512252 |
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9780231512251 |
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