Mar 23 2007

spinster

tag: English evolution, female condition

 

The wealth of the county town of Wiltshire, Trowbridge, came from the making of cloth from wool,  dating back to the 14th century.  

Spinning is one step in the process of making cloth from wool.  Prior to the invention of the Spinning Jenny people who had not successfully secured an income through either a husband or fathers income, spun wool. 

Spinsters. 

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