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This silk and straw hat was made by Sarah Pettigrew McWilliams (1872-1958), who in her late teens operated her own dressmaking and millinery (hat-making) business in Washington, Kansas. At that time, producing custom-made clothing and hats for a local clientele was one of the few socially-acceptable ways for a woman to make a living. Sarah's business proved successful, but in 1903 she gave up the shop to wed Charles W. Hawes, a merchant in nearby Morrowville.
Creator: Sarah Pettigrew MacWilliams Hawes
Date: between 1890 and 1903
Item Number: 219244
Call Number: 1998.47.6
KSHS Identifier: 1998.47.6
Collections - Museum
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s - 1900
Date - 1900s - 1901
Date - 1900s - 1902
Date - 1900s - 1903
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Headwear - Hat - Woman's
Places - Cities and towns - Washington
Places - Counties - Washington
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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