Lace and Labor

Lace and Labor

August 14, 2026 · 37 min · Season 8 · Episode 12

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The episode explores the historical context of fear of automation and social movements through the lens of knitting and crochet.

Fear of automation, trad wives, and America First movements. None of this is new: it all happened in the history of knitting and crochet. For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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