tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post5151783747322194906..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: Type! Type! Type!Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-56552202706674014072011-09-30T01:05:59.331+01:002011-09-30T01:05:59.331+01:00I suspect that a head seamstress would never allow...I suspect that a head seamstress would never allow the lazy sitting and especially any vile gossiping of the women at the table. This was a time of hierarchies and little concern for the needs of those lower on the ladder or any kind of impropriety. Well, looking at the date of that picture, maybe the fighting spirit developing in women had succeeded in at least achieving a break in the work.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-42182560479924744782011-09-29T17:58:32.760+01:002011-09-29T17:58:32.760+01:00Great post as usual.These paintings were the only ...Great post as usual.These paintings were the only way the rich could see exploitation before TV etc. Some look a bit idyllic but I think they convey the shear exhaustion of the seamstresses!KEEP TYPING!!!bright starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682079332831035081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-90166640874699540852011-09-29T16:15:13.309+01:002011-09-29T16:15:13.309+01:00It's equal opportunity exploitation :) It'...It's equal opportunity exploitation :) It's very bleak indeed, and will figure at the beginning of my tale...but I mustn't think about it until I've finished Stunner. Damn it! :)Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-79256026121574863542011-09-29T16:02:38.701+01:002011-09-29T16:02:38.701+01:00Men employed in the cheap end of tailoring were al...Men employed in the cheap end of tailoring were also badly treated. Charles Kingsley wrote an obscure tract called Cheap Clothes and Nasty in 1850.<br /><br />http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/economic/sweat.htm<br /><br />Fascinating subject - well worth a novel.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com