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A dressmaker's shop in London in the 1960s. Getty Images
A dressmaker's shop in London in the 1960s. Getty Images
I'm grieving my mother but I also want to honour women like her
Shelina Janmohamed is an author and a culture columnist for The National
September 30, 2022