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

Author: Marla R. Miller

Contents

The Needle's Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution [full book]

Cover, Contents, List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Early American Artisanry: Why Gender Matters

Part I: Chapter 1, Clothing and Consumers in Rural New England, 1760-1810

Part I: Chapter 2, Needle Trades in New England, 1760-1810

Part II: Chapter 3, Needlework of the Rural Gentry: The World of Elizabeth Porter Phelps

Part II: Chapter 4, Family, Community, and Informal Work in the Needle Trades: The Worlds of Easter Fairchild Newton and Tryphena Newton Cooke

Part II: Chapter 5, Family, Artisanry, and Craft Tradition: The Worlds of Tabitha Clark Smith and Rebecca Dickinson

Part II: Chapter 6, Gender, Artisanry and Craft Tradition: The World of Catherine Phelps Parsons

Part III, Chapter 7: Women's Artisanal Work in the Changing New England Marketplace

Part III, Conclusion: The Romance of Old Clothes

Abbreviations, Notes, and Index

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