Women, work, and life cycle in a Medieval economy : women in York and Yorkshire c.1300-1520 /

A study of the relationship between women's economic opportunity and marriage in the 14th and 15th centuries, this explores the role of women in the economy and the part that marriage played in their lives. The book is based on a study of York and Yorkshire.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldberg, P. J. P., 1958- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, [1992]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. York and the Regional Economy in the Later Middle Ages
  • 3. Women and Work
  • 4. Servants and Servanthood
  • 5. Marriage in Town and Country
  • 6. Moving to Town
  • 7. Patterns of Cohesion
  • 8. Women, Work, and Life Cycle: A Hypothesis Explored.