The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the FeminineGeïllustreerd historisch overzicht van de geschiedenis van de naaldkunst |
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Eternalising the Feminine | 17 |
Fertility Chastity and Power | 40 |
The Domestication of Embroidery | 60 |
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