Rural women workers in nineteenth-century England gender, work and wages / Nicola Verdon.
| Author/creator | Verdon, Nicola, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, |
| Description | viii, 232 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| 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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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |