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Old women spinning

December 13, 2024

An invitation to notice women’s silent labouring. Once again drawing from the wisdom of women’s folklore and artisanship. This time from Irish folklore adapted from a traditional story told in the Irish Traveller community and written in Sharon Blackie’s book Hagitude pp.143-145 Where do you see women labouring unnoticed, yet doing such necessary work as…
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