The Resource The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- p. cm.
- Contents
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- The news arrives and everything changes
- A time of goodbyes
- Stitching the future back together
- The plan goes to market
- An idea is born...but will it work?
- Class is in session
- An unexpected wedding party
- A new opportunity knocks
- Danger in the night sky
- Epilogue: Kabul Jan Kaweyan and Kamela's faith in good fortune
- Isbn
- 9780061732478
- Label
- The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe
- Title
- The dressmaker of Khair Khana
- Title remainder
- five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe
- Statement of responsibility
- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Subject
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- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
- Dressmakers -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- -- Family.
- Sisters -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
- Businesswomen -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Community life -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- Language
- eng
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- Title
- The dressmaker of Khair Khana
- Summary
- The incredible true account of Kamila Sidiqi who, when her father and brother were forced to flee Kabul, became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own and held her family together
- Award
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2012
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 381270
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 958.1
- B
- Illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DS375.K2
- LC item number
- T94 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Target audience
- adult
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- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Label
- The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Related Authorities
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- Kabul
- History
- Wars and conflicts
- Women and war
- Biographies
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- War in Afghanistan
- Dressmakers
- Women entrepreneurs
- Social life and customs
- Sisters
- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
- Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan)
- Women
- Biography.
- Businesswomen
- Adult books for young adults
- Facing adversity
- Gender
- Muslim women
- Economic conditions
- War and oppression
- Society and culture
- War survivors
- History writing
- Community life
- Family.
- Life stories
- Kabul (Afghanistan)
- 21st century.
- Afghanistan
- Related Subjects
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- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
- Society and culture -- Gender | Women
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
- Dressmakers -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Life stories -- Facing adversity | War and oppression | War survivors
- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- -- Family.
- Sisters -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Women entrepreneurs
- Dressmakers
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
- Businesswomen -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Community life -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
- Adult books for young adults
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- History writing -- Wars and conflicts | War in Afghanistan
- Biographies
- Women and war
- Muslim women
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Contents
- The news arrives and everything changes -- A time of goodbyes -- Stitching the future back together -- The plan goes to market -- An idea is born...but will it work? -- Class is in session -- An unexpected wedding party -- A new opportunity knocks -- Danger in the night sky -- Epilogue: Kabul Jan Kaweyan and Kamela's faith in good fortune
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- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- p. cm.
- Isbn
- 9780061732478
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010020774
Subject
- Businesswomen -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Community life -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
- Dressmakers -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
- Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
- Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
- Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- -- Family.
- Sisters -- Afghanistan | Kabul -- Biography.
- Adult books for young adults
- Biographies
- Dressmakers
- History writing -- Wars and conflicts | War in Afghanistan
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Life stories -- Facing adversity | War and oppression | War survivors
- Muslim women
- Society and culture -- Gender | Women
- Women and war
- Women entrepreneurs
Genre
- Biography.
- Adult books for young adults
- Biographies
- History writing
- Life stories
- Society and culture
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