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Jacobson, Ben. "Owner of Dubuque's A Ripple Effect Follows a Philosophy of Offering Fair-trade Products," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 7, 2017, p. 1D
Jacobson, Ben. "Owner of Dubuque's A Ripple Effect Follows a Philosophy of Offering Fair-trade Products," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 7, 2017, p. 1D


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Latest revision as of 20:02, 7 August 2017

A RIPPLE EFFECT. Located in 2017 at 491 W. 4th Street, A Ripple Effect was opened in 2008 by Patty Jackson, a retired teacher, to sell fair-trade products.

Fair-trade products including jewelry, pottery, baskets, coffee mugs, clothing, sculptures and food products were manufactured by people in developing countries. The items were then purchased by nonprofit companies at a fair wage and resold. The intended effect was to give people an opportunity to rise out of poverty rather than work at low wages.

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Jacobson, Ben. "Owner of Dubuque's A Ripple Effect Follows a Philosophy of Offering Fair-trade Products," Telegraph Herald, May 7, 2017, p. 1D