From the Dry Goods Economist 1909: Corsets & Undergarments
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the third post in our series about the Dry Goods Economist, and focuses on undergarments and corsets.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Category: Business
From the Dry Goods Economist 1909: Fashion & Beauty
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the second in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business and focus on the fashion and beauty content.
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From the Dry Goods Economist, 1909
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
The Securities & Exchange Act and Business Information
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In June 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities & Exchange Act, one of the most important pieces of legislation that regulates business in the United States.
Posted in: Business
Charles Nessler, Inventor and Hair Entrepreneur
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Have you ever used a hair curler or hair crimping gadget? Have you ever had a permanent? If so, you are getting closer to discovering Charles Nessler.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions
Nickels, Dimes, and F. W. Woolworth
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
An approximate notion of the bulk of the business may be gathered from the statement that Mr. Woolworth imports a larger tonnage of toys and tree ornaments than all other United States buyers put together, or over one half of the product of the world.
Five Questions: The Intern Edition Felipe Franchi Souza
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library of Congress continually leaves me awestruck with the vast amount of information they have available, and the accuracy and quickness that they provide research and reference services to our patrons.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
The Filipino Forum as Business Research Resource
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The brainchild of editor, writer, and publisher Victorio Velasco, the Seattle Filipino Forum was one of the many newspapers aimed at the early 20th century's growing Filipino community in Seattle and the broader Pacific Northwest.
Posted in: Asian American History, Business
By Women and For Women
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Ida Rosenthal and Sara Little Turnbull share a connection to a garment most women in America, and many around the world, wear every day: the brassiere, more commonly called the bra.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History