The Butterfly Effect
February 20, 2018
Caroline London, French silk industry, Marie Antoinette, slavery in the American south, the buterfly effect, The Dress that Drove the Slave Trade2 Comments
We’ve all heard about the butterfly effect: a butterfly flaps its wings in New Mexico and causes a hurricane in China. The expression seems mystical, like a Japanese koan, but it’s simply a matter of cause and effect. One of the best examples starts with a dress. In the 18th c
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