<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/alumni-spotlight-every-stitch-tells-a-story.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/27/2023</pubDate><title>Alumni Spotlight: Every Stitch Tells a Story</title><description>It's not every day you wear hoops skirts, bustles and bonnets to work — let alone hand-stitch them. But for Franklin &amp; Marshall College alum Rachel Sheffield, it's just another day on the job. Sheffield, an American studies major and Italian minor, is the lead interpreter and historic clothing coordinator at First State Heritage Park in Dover, Del.</description><author>Kim O'Brien</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/26188681750662979-02-20-rachel-sheffield-20-06-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="F&amp;M Voices From F&amp;M to Historic Hems"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>American Studies</tag><tag>Brooks College House</tag><tag>Italian and Italian Studies</tag></tags></item>