Title	Sewing project in Eaton
Subject	Women--Societies and clubs Sewing Sewing machines Sewing--1930-1940 Dresses Sewing--United States--History--20th century Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project
Time Period	1930s 1940s
Place	Eaton (Ohio) Preble County (Ohio)
Description	Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1936. Sewing Project." Unidentified women work on a sewing project through the Works Progress Administration in Eaton, Ohio. Most women involved in WPA projects were part of sewing projects, like the one seen here. Women made up around fifteen to twenty percent of WPA-participants and almost every single one of them was involved in a sewing project of some sort. Most women at that time were still sewing by hand, so they received training in using sewing machines. Once they became skilled enough with the machines, they made clothing, bedding and supplies for hospitals and orphanages.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Date of Original	September 11, 1936
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
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Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B11F01_022_001.tif
Image Height	2367
Image Width	3012
File Size	21409068 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2010-04-20
Date modified	2011-06-08

Sewing project in Eaton

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