DescriptionMaria Botto used heavy flatirons to iron clothes on the kitchen table. The irons were heated on her stove and alternated as they cooled. On Mondays, after the laundry had dried on the clothesline, Maria dampened the clean clothes and linens and left them in a cool place over night so that they would be ready for ironing on Tuesday. Sometimes, damp clothing was left in the icebox. In the summer, ironing meant spending many hours in a hot kitchen.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3RV0PNB

CollectionAmerican Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark Period Rooms and Artifacts

Organization NameAmerican Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark

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