The 1920s signaled a shift in traditional societal constraints, and women in particular embraced more diverse employment opportunities than before. Even the city's closely guarded artisanal textile industries were disrupted.

Photographed here in 1925, 17-year-old Marguerite Loger was the first female artisan to be employed by the Manufacture des Gobelins, producers of ornate Parisian tapestries and carpets since the 15th century. It was a highly skilled job that required years of study, and workers could typically finish little more than a square yard of carpet per year.

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