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Elizabeth Boit : ウィキペディア英語版 | Elizabeth Boit Elizabeth Eaton Boit (1849–1932) was an American textile manufacturer and philanthropist. She was born in Newton, Massachusetts on July 9, 1849. At 18, she was a timekeeper at the Dudley Hosiery Knitting Mill. She became forewoman of the sewing department within five years. She became superintendent of Allston Mills in 1883. She formed a partnership with Charles N. Winship in 1888 and they founded the Harvard Knitting Mill, which specialized in women's undergarments. They moved the business to Wakefield and completed a plant there in 1897. Boit was known for her generosity and set up a profit-sharing program for her employees. At its peak, the plant had 850 employees and produced 24,000 garments per day. She turned over her interest in the business by the 1920s. She fell ill in her final years and died on November 14, 1932.〔 Her home, the Elizabeth Boit House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ==References==
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