Author(s): Mary C. Beaudry, Ph.D., RPA, FSA

Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small
traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry.s
geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great
Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial
Revolution.

The author describes the social and cultural significance of .findings.: pins, needles, thimbles,
scissors, and other sewing accessories and tools. Through the fascinating stories that grow out of
these findings, Beaudry shows the extent to which such .small things. were deeply entrenched in the
construction of gender, personal identity, and social class.

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