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I had a lovely comment come through about a personal connection to the book (a relative who passed the course and gained their Diploma!)

The American system of dressmaking (1909)

So I have updated with a little more information to put the book in context.

There are also a few more recent books that describe it as the largest successful dressmaking correspondence school at the time:

And that lead to learning about Mary Brookes Picken as I realised I have probably skim read at least a few of her books through the archive.

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