seamstresses

New England seamstresses, 1790-1850

An exploration of women in the needle trades in New England from 1790-1850.

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14 columns, 100 rows

name: the name(s) of the individual(s) who placed the advertisement.
job_title: any job titles claimed by the person who placed the ad (example: “milliner”)
address: street address or other description of location.
city: name of the city the ad was posted in (or the location of the seamstress herself if posted in a different city’s newspaper)
state: state where the ad was posted
location_type: type of location (store, home, etc.) that the seamstress was working in, if that information was given
additional_details: quotes from ads, or other interesting information
source_type: Newspaper advertisement, directory listing, or Jean’s list. “Jean’s list” indicates that the names were supplied by Jean Contino of Old Sturbridge Village, and may or may not have corresponding ads.
ad_type: the category the ad fits into;
source_name: name of the newspaper or directory containing the ad;
year: year that the ad was published;
source_location: location, either physical or digital, where the source was found: mostly Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) Library, Ancestry.com, or Genealogy Bank.
ad_id: a unique ID assigned to each individual ad; typically the advertiser’s last name, except for the Worcester City Directory listings, which are all “Worcester1844”
name_id: an ID assigned to each individual; typically the advertiser’s last name, and first initial if needed.

20 columns, 31 rows

name: Full name of the individual
birth_date: Birth date
birth_city: City in which the individual’s birth was recorded
birth_state: State in which the individual’s birth was recorded
father: Full name of the individual’s father
mother: Full name of the individual’s mother
address: Any street address the individual has been identified as living at
city: City corresponding to the street address
state: State corresponding to the street address
spouse: Full name of the individual’s spouse(s)
marriage_date: Date of marriage(s)
ad_date: Date of the individual’s first recorded advertisement
death_date: Date of individual’s death
death_place: Town and state in which the individual’s death was recorded
relatives: Any people of note that the individual was related to
Notes: Additional notes
confidence: Low, medium, or high; a measure of how sure I am that this is in fact the person advertising with that name
ad_link: URL of the transcribed ad
ad_id: a unique ID assigned to each individual ad; typically the advertiser’s last name, except for the Worcester City Directory listings, which are all “Worcester1844”
name_id: an ID assigned to each individual; typically the advertiser’s last name, and first initial if needed.