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"Make it yourself": home sewing, gender, and culture, 1890-1930
Sarah A. Gordon-
Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright and Permissions
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List of Illustrations
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List of Audio Clips
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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[Intro]
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Historiography
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Sources
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Chapter Overview
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Chapter One “Sewed Considerable”: Home Sewing and the Meanings of Women's Domestic Work
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[Intro]
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“Women Just Sewed”
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Economy
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Meeting Standards
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Farm Culture
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Good Wives
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Caring Mothers
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Helpful Neighbors and Citizens
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Conclusion
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Chapter Two “Boundless Possibilities”
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[Intro]
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More than Pin Money
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Pleasure in Sewing
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“Clothes that are mine”
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Making Over
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Challenging and Asserting Respectability
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Masking – or Highlighting – Ethnic and Class Distinctions
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Conclusion
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Chapter Three “When Mother Lets Us Sew”: Girls, Sewing, and Femininity
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[Intro]
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Learning at Home
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Schools, Race, and Class
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Settlement Houses, Scouting, and Clubs
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Know How To…
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“How I hate sewing!”
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Conclusion
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Chapter Four Commodifying “Domestic Virtues”: Business and Home Sewing
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[Intro]
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Sewing and the U.S. Economy
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Textiles
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Sewing Machines
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Tissue Paper Patterns
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Magazines and Books
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Facing the Changes in Home Sewing
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New Business Strategies
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Conclusion
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Chapter Five Clothing for Sport: Home Sewing as a Laboratory for New Standards
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[Intro]
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Changing Views of Women and Sport
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What to Wear?
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Emancipation and Trepidation
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“Any Desired Length”
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Changing Definitions of Modesty
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Conclusion
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Epilogue
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Interviews
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Susan Sews a Skirt
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Notes
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Introduction
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Chapter One “Sewed Considerable”: Home Sewing and the Meanings of Women's Domestic Work
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Chapter Two “Boundless Possibilities”
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Chapter Three “When Mother Lets Us Sew”: Girls, Sewing, and Femininity
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Chapter Four Commodifying “Domestic Virtues”: Business and Home Sewing
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Chapter Five Clothing for Sport: Home Sewing as a Laboratory for New Standards
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Epilogue
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Primary Books, Articles, and Toys
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Manuscript and Photograph Collections
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Museum Artifacts
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Business Records and Sewing Patterns
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Oral Histories and Personal Communications
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Government Documents
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Periodicals and Newspapers
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Secondary Books and Articles
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Web Links
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About the Author
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Supplementary Materials
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Glossary
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Published: 2009
Publisher: Columbia University Press
- 9780231142441 (hardcover)
- 9780231512251 (ebook)