Only the clothes on her back : clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
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Only the clothes on her back : clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
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The work Only the clothes on her back : clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Only the clothes on her back : clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
- Title remainder
- clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
- Statement of responsibility
- Laura F. Edwards
- Subject
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- Law -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Poor laws -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Property -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Textile fabrics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Textile industry -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. | History -- 19th century
- Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'Only the Clothes on Her Back' illuminates the ways in which women, men of colour, and poor people used textiles as a form of property that enabled them to gain access the legal system and to exercise political power
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- Dewey number
- 342.7308509034
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Specialized
- LC call number
- KF4755
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Target audience
- specialized
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