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A '''seamstress''' was someone who mended clothes for a living. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
A '''seamstress''' was someone who mended or sewed [[clothing|clothes]] for a living. | |||
[[Rosa Parks]] was a seamstress in [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]]. She had wanted to be a [[ | [[Serena]], upon being assigned to help the [[Second Doctor]] in France had papers identifying her as Marie Lebrun, a seamstress residing in Paris. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | ||
In [[1863]] [[Mary (Empire of Death)|Mary]] a maidservant for Queen [[Victoria]] admitted to [[Nyssa]] that she had once wanted to become a seamstress, but the death of her father forced her into service, along with her sisters. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'') | |||
[[Charlie Jackson]]'s mother worked as a rag trade seamstress in [[London]] in [[1909]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') | |||
[[Rosa Parks]] was a seamstress in [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]]. She had wanted to be a [[teacher]] when she was younger, but ended up becoming a seamstress due to the ill health of [[Rosa Parks' grandmother|her grandmother]] and [[Rosa Parks' mother|mother]]. [[Steele (Rosa)|Mr Steele]] was a customer of hers. She was also given the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[coat]] to mend to ensure she would leave work on time on [[1 December|the day]] of her historic [[arrest]] in [[1955]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | |||
[[Arla Decanto]] was one of [[Peladon]]'s last great seamstresses. She was mentored in for the role by seamstress [[Keppy Devoni]]. She went on to have a number of young [[apprentice]]s, all of whom she taught how to make [[Megeshra stew]], including [[Arla Decanto's apprentice|one]] who was like a son to her. She was employed by [[Barok]] to make a [[Cloak of Coronation]] for [[King (The Truth of Peladon)|the King]] and was assisted by the [[Eighth Doctor]], who initially claimed to be her new apprentice before implying that he worked for Barok. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Truth of Peladon (audio story)|The Truth of Peladon]]'') | |||
==Other meanings== | |||
In [[1782]]/[[1783|3]] seamstress was a synonym for [[prostitute]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 7 November 2024
A seamstress was someone who mended or sewed clothes for a living.
Serena, upon being assigned to help the Second Doctor in France had papers identifying her as Marie Lebrun, a seamstress residing in Paris. (PROSE: World Game)
In 1863 Mary a maidservant for Queen Victoria admitted to Nyssa that she had once wanted to become a seamstress, but the death of her father forced her into service, along with her sisters. (PROSE: Empire of Death)
Charlie Jackson's mother worked as a rag trade seamstress in London in 1909. (PROSE: Birthright)
Rosa Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama. She had wanted to be a teacher when she was younger, but ended up becoming a seamstress due to the ill health of her grandmother and mother. Mr Steele was a customer of hers. She was also given the Thirteenth Doctor's coat to mend to ensure she would leave work on time on the day of her historic arrest in 1955. (TV: Rosa)
Arla Decanto was one of Peladon's last great seamstresses. She was mentored in for the role by seamstress Keppy Devoni. She went on to have a number of young apprentices, all of whom she taught how to make Megeshra stew, including one who was like a son to her. She was employed by Barok to make a Cloak of Coronation for the King and was assisted by the Eighth Doctor, who initially claimed to be her new apprentice before implying that he worked for Barok. (AUDIO: The Truth of Peladon)
Other meanings[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1782/3 seamstress was a synonym for prostitute. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street)
