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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 408554, member: 8267&quot;]Many women went to work in textile mills for an independent life and income. It was one of the few occupations open to them. These women may have been quite proud of their position, and wanted to memorialize it themselves. </p><p>I agree that what we can see of their dresses looks like 1880s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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