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The Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century

The Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century

by Alice Clark

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Author
Clark, Alice, 1874-1934
Title
Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century
Original Publication
United Kingdom: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.,1919.
Credits
Fay Dunn, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject
Women -- Employment -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 67936
Release Date
April 26, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE WORKING LIFE OF WOMEN IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.Chapter I INTRODUCTORY
  5. 5.Chapter II CAPITALISTS
  6. 6.Chapter III AGRICULTURE — A. Farmers. — B. Husbandmen. — C. Wage-earners.
  7. 7.Chapter IV TEXTILES. — B. Woollen Trade. — C. Linen. — D. Silk, and Gold and Silver. — E. Conclusion .
  8. 8.CHAPTER V Crafts and Trades. — A. Skilled Trades or Crafts. — B. Retail Trades. — C. Provision Trades. — Conclusion.
  9. 9.Chapter VI PROFESSIONS — Introductory. — A. Nursing. — B. Surgery and Medicine. — C. Midwifery. — Conclusion.
  10. 10.Chapter VII CONCLUSION
  11. 11.AUTHORITIES. ( The numbers in leaded type are the press marks in the British Museum. )
  12. 12.WAGES ASSESSMENTS.
  13. 13.FOOTNOTES
  14. 14.INDEX — Monographs on Sociology. — Series of Bibliographies by Students of the School. — Series of Geographical Studies. — Series of Contour Maps of Critical Areas.

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