Science & Medicine

S9 Ep33: Did the Sewing Machine Liberate Women?

Jun 12, 202619:09Science & Medicine

In January 1860 the New York Times gave its blessing to a new machine: the sewing machine. These "iron needle-women", it wrote, were the only invention that could be claimed “chiefly for women's benefit”. Sewing was wome...

About This Episode

S9 Ep33: Did the Sewing Machine Liberate Women? is an episode from VoxTalks. In January 1860 the New York Times gave its blessing to a new machine: the sewing machine. These "iron needle-women", it wrote, were the only invention that could...

Podcast

This episode belongs to VoxTalks.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Jun 12, 2026, 19:09 long, audio available.

S9 Ep33: Did the Sewing Machine Liberate Women?

About This Episode

Related Episodes