hosiery

Among the bric-a-brac are a hosiery stock card, old negatives and a birthday letter.

After graduation, through the retail workers union, she had jobs selling hosiery and shoes.

Ms Macklin's father was a bricklayer who eventually started his own construction business, while her mother was a hosiery worker.

A graduate of UC Berkeley as a history and psychology major, Richard worked several jobs including as a probation officer and a head of stock in the hosiery department of a San Francisco store.

She built a mini empire, opening her own boutiques as well as producing bridal clothes, shoes, hosiery, ties, knitwear, cosmetics and perfumes.