Stockings once worn by Philly’s wealthiest man show the value of women’s mending in early America

Stockings once worn by Philly’s wealthiest man show the value of women’s mending in early America

Stephen Girard’s silk stockings were repaired by multiple women in his household who made his enormous wealth possible.

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