Women at Work in Preindustrial France /

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The subject of women as skilled workers in the eighteenth century is central to our understanding of the history of work and technology in the preindustrial age. While recent scholarship has dispelled the notion that women did not enter the workforce until the Industrial Revolution, debate continues...

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Main Author: Hafter, Daryl M., 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Working class women.
Women in guilds.
Women > Employment.
Sex discrimination against women.
Discrimination in employment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Discrimination dans l'emploi > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Discrimination à l'egard des femmes > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Femmes dans les corporations > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Discrimination in employment > France > History > 18th century.
Sex discrimination against women > France > History > 18th century.
Working class women > France > History > 18th century.
Women in guilds > France > History > 18th century.
Women > Employment > France > History > 18th century.
France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The political economy of guilds
  • The uses of gender in economic life
  • Guildwomen and ouvrieres
  • Turgot's reforms and their aftermath
  • Paths to the revolution.

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