tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2096743609854055392..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Straw Bonnet MakerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-79909526287265297022012-09-08T16:28:42.382-04:002012-09-08T16:28:42.382-04:00Supposedly, the straw bonnet industry in America w...Supposedly, the straw bonnet industry in America was started by a Rhode Island girl named Betsy Metcalf. Her family couldn't afford imported straw bonnets and when her aunt showed her how to braid straw, Betsy showed her friends and an industry was born. It was the first (one of the first?) all female industries in the U.S. I've seen pictures of her bonnet but it's not on display.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41727869106202889372012-09-06T12:15:58.918-04:002012-09-06T12:15:58.918-04:00Nice post. See mine on the subject at Nice post. See mine on the subject at Janethttp://inthewordsofwomen.com/?p=397noreply@blogger.com