The Trade Union Woman by Alice Henry
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"Yes, ma'am."
"How old were you when you married?" "Fifteen." "How old was your husband?" "Eighteen." "Did you work in the fields when you were a child?" "Oh, yes'm, I picked and I chopped." "Have you worked in the fields every year?" "I do in pickin' and choppin' times." "And you do the housework?' "There ain't no one else to do it." "And the sewing?" "Yes, ma'am. I make all the clothes for the children and myself. I make everything I wear ever since I was married." "Do you make your hats?" |
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