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Women of Independent Means in the New York Syrian Colony

Women of Independent Means in the New York Syrian Colony

by Linda K. Jacobs | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

Syrian women were important contributors to the economy of the Syrian colony of New York from its very beginnings in 1880. They worked in the needle trades, either in their homes (where they made lace or sewed) or in factories owned by Syrian men sewing kimonos,...

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