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Hair Net Business Boosts Chinese Women Profits
Thousands of Chinese women and girls make hair nets to buy food and shelter during famine. Nets sold widely to America and Europe, with many workers paid two cents per net and up to ten nets daily. Hair trades expand from village markets to in home workshops, aiding famine relief efforts with Red Cross and missionaries supporting centers.
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Fie Kona Lee Booker
Miatt
Paoqtingfu
China
Milady
America
Ching
Anping
Paotingfu
Emily
Europe
Red Cross