Mamie Jones

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This article explores women’s work and fashion in Cleveland County from the early 1800s through the early 20th century. It describes how women produced clothing entirely by hand—spinning, weaving, dyeing, and sewing—before manufactured textiles and sewing machines became common. Later sections examine millinery and dressmaking businesses in Shelby, changing clothing styles from hoop skirts to early modern fashions, and shifting social expectations about modesty and appearance. Anecdotes illustrate daily labor, cultural attitudes, and evolving trends, showing how women’s roles and fashion reflected broader economic and social changes over time.

Publication Date

5-16-1951

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Sue Palmer, Loula Kendrick, D. Augustus Beam, D. S. Connelly, Maggie Black, Belle Fromm, Pattie Ramsey, Burwell Blanton, Emily Tompkins, John F. Stephens, Verannie Durham, Buffalo Paper Mill, Jackson’s Yarn Mill, Double Shoals

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

1951, May 16 - Cleveland County Early Days

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