We Are All the Spinning Wheel
https://aaslh.org/we-are-all-the-spinning-wheel/
This article from the American Association for State and Local History gives an overview of the history of the spinning wheel in America (and popular misconceptions around the iconic object).
The Spinning Wheel in History and Folklore
https://www.thoughtco.com/spinning-wheel-evolution-1992414
This article from ThoughtCo. offers a brief discussion of the earliest origins of the spinning wheel in the East and its eventual migration to Europe, as well as a synopsis of three popular folk tales which use the spinning wheel as a plot device.
