Elizabeth Parker’s Sampler/Diary: The Autobiographical Needle
Relying on an unusual stitched text made by a young servant in the 1830s, this essay sets out to explore the Victorian sampler as a didactic tool designed to inculcate desirable behaviour as well as literacy and numeracy in young girls. Often viewed as repetitive exercises designed to enforce social...
| Published in: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2023-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cve/13800 |