ABSTRACT
The work patterns of European women from 1700 onwards fluctuate in relation to ideological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European Women's Work, Deborah Simonton draws together recent research and methodological developments to take an overview of trends in women's work across Europe from the so-called pre-industrial period to the present.
Taking the role of gender and class in defining women's labour as a central theme, Deborah Simonton compares and contrasts the pace of change between European countries, distinguishing between Europe-wide issues and local developments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction
part |73 pages
The Eighteenth Century, C. 1700–90
chapter |24 pages
Women, Household and Farm
chapter |33 pages
Making, Selling, Serving
chapter |14 pages
Location, Skill and Status
part |94 pages
The Nineteenth Century, C. 1790–1880
chapter |25 pages
Domesticity, the Invention of Housework, and Domestic Service
chapter |21 pages
Rural Romen—Farmhouse and Agriculture
chapter |29 pages
Industry, Commerce and Public Service
part |92 pages
The Twentieth Century, C. 1880–1980