Bradford mills exhibition celebrates women’s role

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    A new exhibition is celebrating the role women played in Bradford’s mills.

    South Square Gallery in Thornton will be exhibiting Outside the Square until 2 June.

    The exhibition explores the women who worked in the textile industry, and will include local examples of vibrant point paper patterns, created for the Jacquard looms which were used widely across Bradford.

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