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Jeannette Emerich started what was called the lace industry
Vilayet of Bitlis/Paghesh
Jeannette Emerich, a missionary in Mardin, started what was called the lace industry to help women and girls earn money during a time of great hardship in the empire. The lace was sent to the United States and sold there. (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
Mardin, Turkey
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