Martha McMillan Research Papers
Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
4-28-2022
Keywords
Martha McMillan, sewing, dressmaking, journals, Cedarville, history, Cedarville University
Abstract
This paper describes the process of sewing and dressmaking in America from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s and provides historical context for Martha McMillan's discussion of sewing and dressmaking in her 1891 journal.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Allen, Elizabeth G., "Sewing and Dressmaking in Martha McMillan's Day (1891)" (2022). Martha McMillan Research Papers. 23.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mcmillan_research_papers/23
Copyright
© 2022 Elizabeth Allen. All rights reserved
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About this Collection
The McMillan Journal Collection is an archive of the journals of Martha McMillan of Cedarville, Ohio, who maintained a daily journal from 1867 until her death in 1913.
