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Who is Making Garments in NYC?

Textile workers outside their factory, c. ~1890

– In the early 1890’s, one in every five females over the age of ten were employed. Over a million of these women worked in factories.

– By 1920, this number will increase to one in every four.

– Most of these women are young and single, […]