Women's Work and Rights in Early Modern Urban Europe

Autor*innen

• Anna Bellavitis

Parameter

• 280 Seiten
• 10 Lesestunden

• Ethnographie
• Wirtschaft

Mehr zum Buch

The book provides a critical examination of women's historical roles in the labor market across early modern Europe, highlighting their economic rights such as property ownership, inheritance, and access to education and guilds. By exploring a diverse geographical range from Portugal to Poland and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, it assesses the evolution of female work in various urban environments. This analysis underscores the persistent gender inequality while acknowledging the significant contributions and rights of women in economic activities throughout history.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Einband: Paperback