Cannot machinery, in the hands of self-respecting and well-paid artisans, do our cleaning, sewing, moving, and decorating?
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil (1920); Exact wording and attribution checked. Critique of industrial monopoly and exploitative domestic service; argues for using technology to improve labor conditions.
- Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil (1920)
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