Hannah Phelps was a dressmaker in Greenfield, Massachusetts. She also sold fabrics and accessories such as hair combs, shawls, and handkerchiefs. Dressmaking was an acceptable way for a woman to support herself, and was seen as a genteel profession.
Phelps, Hannah. Hannah Phelps account book. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-017/. Accessed on October 4, 2024.
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