An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman: The Journal of Phebe Orvis 1820-1830

We are excited to announce that at the November FiberGuild meeting we will have author Susan Ouellette give a virtual presentation about her book "An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman: Journal of Phebe Orvis 1820-1830".  Please join us for this unique opportunity!

Phebe Orvis lived in a time of transformation. Born into a society not much different from her grandparents’ time, she learned the skills necessary to be a good and productive housewife. But by the time she was a teenager, the development of the first wave of industrialization changed her world. Key to these changes was the shift of textile production from the home to the factory. For Orvis, who lived on the edge of these newfangled developments, this meant incorporating factory produced goods - cotton warp thread and factory woven shirting- into her household and repertoire. In this Orvis became a transitional figure who married older colonial hand skills with…