Women Breaking Hemp, 1893

‘Women Breaking Hemp’ photographed by Félix Arnaudin, print from a gelatin silver bromide negative.  Commensacq, France 1893  

Pigs Can’t Spin, pre1910

‘Spinners of the Distaff’ (Les Fileuses de Quenouilles), postcard showing women spinning hemp with pigs.  Tarn, France   pre1910  

Femme Fumant Le Narguile, 1860’s

‘Women smoking waterpipe in front of a tent’ (Femme fumant le narguilé devant une tente),  single view of a stereograph taken in North Africa, 1860’s  

English Women in Constantinople, 1873

‘English women in Constantinople’ cabinet card photographed by Pascal Sébah.  Istanbul, Turkey 1873      

Cordai, 1930

‘Cordai’ (Rope Maker) women prepare hemp in the field using hand tools,  Cremona, Italy 1930        

After the Bath, 19th Century

‘After the Bath’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)  19th century      

It Takes a Village, 1940’s

Hemp Harvest, Italy  1940’s   Notice that men, women and children were all involved in the hemp harvest… Family!    

Greek Party Girls, 1910

Three nude women smoke a waterpipe while dancing and playing music, Greek postcard, around 1910        

Foochow Singing Women, 1870

‘Foochow Singing Women’ with water pipe on table by Lai Afong,  Fuzhou ,China, 1870    

Turkish Women, 1893

‘Türkische Frauen’ (Turkish Women) by Ferdinand Max Bredt 1893    

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