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Explores a lost world of women's dominance.

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"Gamber's analysis is careful and nuanced, showing at every point the mixed impact of the processes of change in the lives of tradewomen and their customers. . . . A valuable contribution to women's labor, business, and social history as well as to the emerging history of consumption."--Susan Porter Benson, author of Counter Cultures: Saleswomen, Managers, and Customers in American Department Stores

The Female Economy The Millinery and Dressmaking

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 1 April 1997
      ISBN-13 9780252066016
      978-0252066016
      ISBN-10 0252066014
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores a lost world of women's dominance.

      Trade Review
      "Gamber's analysis is careful and nuanced, showing at every point the mixed impact of the processes of change in the lives of tradewomen and their customers. . . . A valuable contribution to women's labor, business, and social history as well as to the emerging history of consumption."--Susan Porter Benson, author of Counter Cultures: Saleswomen, Managers, and Customers in American Department Stores

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