Women and work through a comparative lens : gender and the urban labor markets of premodern Brabant and Biscay /

"Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities greatly varied depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor markets of Antwerp and Mechelen in Brabant with Bilbao's informal economy in Biscay during...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vandeweerdt, Nena (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2025.
Series:Mediaevalia Lovaniensia ; 51.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Comparing women's work
  • Tracing women's work
  • Shaping the framework
  • Limiting women's work
  • Wielding the framework.