{"product_id":"emptying-your-purse-paperback","title":"Emptying Your Purse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandbags as far back as biblical times were used more by men than by women. Men used handbags to carry tools and equipment that they needed. A shepherd might have needed a \"bag\" that carried items for traveling (ISBE p. 1). Women on the other hand were confined and had no need to have handbags.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround the fourteenth century, women and men carried handbags for more than essential needs (Henry, 2006). Handbags were fashioned especially among the wealthy as status symbols (Stern, 2019). More often than not they resembled animals or objects and were designed to hang from the waist to emphasize status and power (Henry, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1920s, as women gravitated to movement outside of the home, there arose a need to carry their essential items such as identification and makeup with them (Henry, 2006). Purses or handbags started to become common. Designers created handbags that not only carried essential items but accessorized clothing and often shared messages that reflected the culture of the day (Lodis 1965, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our story, the purse or handbag shared a compilation of history, culture, and solace for Ms. Samantha. I hope you will understand after reading this story, how God can use even what is common among us to share his beautiful story of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47325808328953,"sku":"9781648832840","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ozDC8iZkA69781648832840.webp?v=1769559463","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/emptying-your-purse-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}