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Sweatshops

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February 24th 2006
In class today we talked about fashions of past decades. In department stores like Wanamakers, the manufacturers were located on top floors of the building, separated from the rest of the store. I began thinking of sweatshops that currently operate within our industry. The department stores of previous decades employed citizens and the work was manufactured within the country. Manufacturers be ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more