Every Lady Her Own Housemaid
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Exhibitions, Invention, Gender |
Discusses Joseph Paxton's claim that his machine for sweeping the floor of the Great Exhibition is redundant because 'the long dresses of the ladies' perform the work. | |
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