Antedating of "Sweatshop"

[Fred Shapiro]

sweatshop (OED 1895)

1890 _Morning World-Herald_ (Omaha) 8 Oct. 2 (America's Historical
Newspapers)  (adv't) We carry no shoddy trash nor sweat-shop clothing.

Fred Shapiro


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