How Long to Read Material Lives

How Long Does it Take to Read Material Lives?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Material Lives by Serena Dyer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Eighteenth-century women told their life stories through making. With its compelling stories of women's material experiences and practices, Material Lives offers a new perspective on eighteenth-century production and consumption. Genteel women's making has traditionally been seen as decorative, trivial and superficial. Yet their material archives, forged through fabric samples, watercolours, dressed prints and dolls' garments, reveal how women used the material culture of making to record and navigate their lives. Material Lives positions women as 'makers' in a consumer society. Through fragments of fabric and paper, Dyer explores an innovative way of accessing the lives of otherwise obscured women. For researchers and students of material culture, dress history, consumption, gender and women's history, it offers a rich resource to illuminate the power of needles, paintbrushes and scissors.

How long is Material Lives?

Material Lives by Serena Dyer is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Material Lives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Material Lives aloud.

What Reading Level is Material Lives?

Material Lives is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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