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Frances Burgess
- ... that when Cotton Queen Frances Lockett was crowned in 1930, souvenir handkerchiefs were sold made from 'Queenetta' fabric? Source: "As well as the song sheet we also have Frances Lockett Cotton Queen promotional merchandise such as postcards and a cotton handkerchief from her factory, which has her printed image in on it and the words: “Queenetta fabric as made by Britain’s first Cotton Queen, Miss Frances Lockett.” https://museumcrush.org/the-story-of-frances-lockett-britains-first-cotton-queen/
- ALT1:... that when when Cotton Queen Frances Lockett met Lloyd George he touched her dress and inquired where he could buy some of the same material for his daughter? Source: "Frances Lockett, the first cotton queen, met the former prime minister David Lloyd George in 1930. He asked to touch her cotton dress and said he would get some material for his daughter, McGoldrick added." https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/nov/03/coalpit-pin-ups-leeds-museum-tribute-queens-industrial-age
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 21:25, 30 November 2020 (UTC).