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every state had one-- made no mention of the great labor strikes
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that had just hit their states,
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even though twenty-seven of the very textile mills
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that had just been struck in Fall River, Massachusetts,
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exhibited their wares at the exposition.
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There was no mention whatsoever of the enduring economic depression,
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which was still going on in 1876.
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There was a Women's Pavilion,
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added as an afterthought at the last minute.
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It housed collections of needlework
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and weaving and demonstrations of power looms.
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There were no mentions whatsoever of