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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

needlework, England, America, cross-cultural comparison, women

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Art

Abstract

In the past eight months, I have completed a great deal of research in a cross-cultural comparison of women’s needlework in England and America during the eighteenth century. The majority of my research focused on women’s embroidery in England during the time period, because I had already spent considerable time researching the American portion of my project. My research revealed that on both continents, the religious subjects of embroidered wall hangings were quite similar. However, a greater amount of England’s population had leisure time to complete such activities. The more vigorous frontier lifestyle of the settlers in New England did not allow such luxury.

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