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Rural women workers in nineteenth-century England : gender, work and wages
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Rural women workers in nineteenth-century England : gender, work and wages

Author: Nicola Verdon
Publisher: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2002.
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"The involvement of women in the rural labour market as farm servants, as day labourers in agriculture, and as domestic workers, is examined using a wide range of printed and unpublished sources from across England. The roles village women performed in the informal rural economy (household labour, gathering resources and exploiting systems of barter and exchange) are also assessed." "Changes in women's economic  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Nicola Verdon
ISBN: 0851159060 9780851159065
OCLC Number: 50205598
Description: viii, 232 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction. Rural women workers: the forgotten labour force --
Women, work and wages in historical perspective --
Differing views of rural women's work in documentary material: an overview of printed sources --
Women in the agricultural labour market: female farm servants --
Women in the agricultural labour market: female day labourers --
Alternative employment opportunities: domestic industries --
Survival strategies: women, work and the informal economy --
Conclusion Assessing women's work.
Other Titles: Rural women workers in 19th century England
Responsibility: Nicola Verdon.
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Examines the involvement of women in the rural labour market. This work explores the changes in women's economic opportunities, alongside the implications of region, age, marital status, number of  Read more...

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Makes a considerable contribution to our knowledge of its subject. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Will now be the standard work on nineteenth-century rural women's labour in England. ECONOMIC HISTORY Read more...

 
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