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Co!on Gin
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DID YOU KNOW?
If you live in the city, you
might not know what a
cotton gin is. Cotton gins,
which are used heavily in
the South, remove the
seed from the cotton. They
can remove seeds from up
to fifty pounds of cotton a
day. It can be produced
more quickly and
efficiently, and made into
fabric for women like you!
As you know, before the Industrial
Revolution, calicos (or printed
cotton) were very expensive, and
were only worn by the wealthy. Us
ladies of the middle class could
not even fathom wearing such
finery! However, now with the
invention of the cotton gin and
water-powered factories, cotton is
finally affordable! Take advantage
of the beautifully patterned calico
available to you!
Both cotton and
gingham work wonderfully for
everyday wear, as you tend to
your family and household.
Cooking breakfast? Nursing your
child? Tending to all of your
responsibilities as a mother?
Cotton and gingham clean easily
which lessens the amount of
effort for the laundry that you
must do.
If you are tired of living a life that is considered lesser than one of a man, challenge
the social barrier women face. Having a job or receiving an education gives you an
opportunity to contribute to society beyond being a wife and/or mother! Currently,
women are acquiring jobs from teaching and medicine to factory jobs. They are
even receiving higher education. Economic independence should be a yearning
that all women have.