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The Story of My Cotton Dress
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A child's view of the conditions under which children and adults were being employed in early 20th century American textile mills and sewing plants. From The Child Labor Bulletin (1914).
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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Description, historic development and current situation of sweatshops, of which those related to the textile industry are the most notorious. Links to related sites. Authors: Peter Liebhold and Harry Rubenstein.
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Flax Spinning
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Article about the history of flax. Characterization, cultivation, processing and spinning of flax, from 6000 BCE till the present age. From the Kingdom of Ealdormere. Author: Ercadh Padraic.
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Lippitt Mill and Related Textile History
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Excerpts of a book on the industrialization of New England, as it started with the development of mechanised textile mills. Drawings of contemporary mills and machinery, and descriptions of production processes. Author: J. E. Hayes III.
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