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Colonial Consumption and Community Preservation: From Trade Beads to Taffeta Skirts
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posted on 2015-02-02, 15:08 authored by Craig CipollaFrom Introduction: Monday, April 30, 1917, was a fairly ordinary day for Belva
Mosher (19171923:51). She began her diary entry with a short
description of the cool, wet Wisconsin weather; an unfortunate
spring rain kept her indoors for much of the day. She went on to
mention several mundane events before concluding the day’s
entry: in the morning she visited with her friend Ella and,
later that afternoon, sent away to Sears & Roebuck for a silk
taffeta skirt. For me, this “everyday” example of consumption is of particular interest because Belva was indigenous.