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September 8, 1830
The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Strawberry women from Wales and collieries carry heavy baskets on their heads twice daily from Twickenham to Covent Garden, walking over 40 miles, enduring weeks of such fatigue without injury, unlike a horse which would be destroyed by it.
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One of the most remarkable examples of the power of the human body in the endurance of great and continued fatigue, is shown by the strawberry woman of England, who, during the season, carry a heavy basket on their head twice daily from Twickenham to Covent Garden, walking upwards of forty miles. Fatigue like this would soon destroy a horse; but these women, who come purposely from Wales and the collieries, endure the labor for weeks without injury or complaint.—London paper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Human Interest
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Strawberry Women
Endurance
Fatigue
Twickenham
Covent Garden
Wales
Collieries
Where did it happen?
Twickenham To Covent Garden, England
Filler Details
Topic
Endurance Of Strawberry Women Walking Over 40 Miles Daily
Location
Twickenham To Covent Garden, England
Event Details
Strawberry women carry heavy baskets on their heads twice daily from Twickenham to Covent Garden, walking upwards of 40 miles during the season. They come from Wales and collieries and endure this labor for weeks without injury or complaint, unlike a horse which would be destroyed by such fatigue.