Contrary to the widespread view that women exercised economic autonomy only in widowhood, Hutton argues that marital status was not the chief determinant of women’s economic activities in the mid-fourteenth century and that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized.
Tabella dei contenuti
The Urban Context Activity and Continuity: Patterns of Women’s Economic Participation ‘Her and All Her Property’: Gender and Property Transactions Webs of Credit and Circulation of Wealth Married Partners and Single Women as Producers and Sellers The Changing Fortunes of the Burgher and Patrimonial Constructions
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SHENNAN HUTTON Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of California, Davis, USA.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 240 ● ISBN 9780230118706 ● Dimensione 4.3 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan US ● Città New York ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4883506 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale