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Cora Lee Griffin, Page One

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Cora Lee Griffin, Whitnel, North Carolina, December 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine.

One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year. Some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said "I don't remember." Then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but I do just the same." Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size, December 1908, Lewis Hine.

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Cora Lee Griffin, Whitnel, North Carolina, December 1908. Photo by Lewis Hine.

After nearly 100 years, this anonymous spinner has been identified. Please read on.

Cora Lee Griffin, Page Two

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