Rural women workers in nineteenth-century England gender, work and wages

Rural women workers in nineteenth-century England : gender, work and wages / Nicola Verdon.

Author/creator	Verdon, Nicola, 1970-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press,
Description	viii, 232 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Subject(s)	Women employees--England --History --19th century. Rural women--England --History --19th century. Agricultural laborers--England --History --19th century. Women--Employment --England --History --19th century.

Variant title	Rural women workers in 19th century England
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Introduction Rural women workers: the forgotten labour force 1 --1 Women, work and wages in historical perspective 7 --2 Differing views of rural women's work in documentary material: an overview of printed sources 40 --3 Women in the agricultural labour market: female farm servants 77 --4 Women in the agricultural labour market: female day labourers 98 --5 Alternative employment opportunities: domestic industries 132 --6 Survival strategies: women, work and the informal economy 164 --Conclusion Assessing women's work 196.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-227) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2002011183
ISBN	0851159060 (hardback : alk. paper)

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