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2024-09-06 17:09:06
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mike805 on Nostr: One theory I've read is that the Singer sewing machine kicked off the first wave of ...

One theory I've read is that the Singer sewing machine kicked off the first wave of 19th century women's liberation.

Even manually powered, it provided a 10X productivity gain in an activity women spent a lot of time at. Women could also get piecework sewing, work at home, and earn a small independent income. The husband, if he was the hostile type, didn't have to know.

Women suddenly had both the time and the money to advocate for themselves.
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