“Tailor's work--the finishing of men's outside garments--was the "trade" learned most frequently by women in [the 1820s and 1830s],and one or more of my older sisters worked at it; I think it must have been at home, for I somehow or somewhere got the idea, while I was a small child, that the chief end of woman was to make clothing for mankind.”
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Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom was an American poet, born on March 5, 1824, and died on April 17, 1893. Her poetry is known for its social and political themes, reflecting the changes in American society during the mid-19th century. more
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