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Monica Wilcox
@Monica_Wilcox
Contributing #Author for the 365 Soul Books, explorer of dark corners & dank basements, influencer of the family dog. #books #climate #nature #art No DMs.
Jul 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Beginning in Havana in 1865, factory workers paid for a reader, or lector, to keep their minds active & engaged during long hours of monotonous labor. On a raised platform, the lector #read aloud everything from newspapers to classics.
#photo-#Cuba, 1900
#books #History #writing And it appears wearing your hat as you worked was also a popular trend.