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Connected by a Thread: Women, Textile, and Society in the Ancient World: The First 20,000 Years

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Connected by a Thread: Women, Textile, and Society in the Ancient World: The First 20,000 Years
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20,000 years ago, a woman created her first fiber product, and from that moment, the history of textiles began. Helen of Troy embroidered the exploits of the Trojans on purple, and Penelope created linen by day and unraveled it by night to deceive suitors seeking her hand. Medea soaked fabrics in dragon's blood to defeat a rival, Assyrian women acquired wool and conducted business, and Egyptian frescoes depict women at the spindle. For centuries, they weaved and spun, sheared sheep and processed flax, twisted threads and sewed. The pattern on a tunic or dress became a symbol of social status and wealth.

Exploring the most ancient textiles—simple Stone Age cloaks and Sumerian tunics, intricate Minoan dresses and the purple of Roman emperors—the eminent historian Elizabeth Barber skillfully weaves narrative threads and places the history of women and women's labor within a historical framework. First published 30 years ago and now a classic, this book foregrounds women's everyday lives through fabric—the fabric they spun, sewed, and wore.
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