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"Make it yourself" : home sewing, gender, and culture, 1890-1930 / Sarah A. Gordon.
Summary:
"Through home sewing, Sarah A. Gordon examines domestic labor, marketing practices, changing standards offemininity, 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. Indoing so, women used a customary female skill both as a means of supporting traditional ideas and as a tool of personal agency."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780231142441 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780231512251 (e-book)
- ISBN: 0231142447 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0231512252 (e-book)
- Physical Description: xxi, 164 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-164).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "Sewed Considerable" -- "Boundless Possibilities" -- "When Mother Lets Us Sew" -- Commodifying "Domestic Virtues" -- Clothing for Sport -- Susan Sews a Skirt.
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- Subject:
- Sewing > United States > History > 19th century.
Sewing > United States > History > 20th century.
Home economics > United States > History > 19th century.
Home economics > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Social life and customs.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | TT715 .G67 2009 (Text) | 30210689 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |