A history of European women's work : 1700 to the present /
Simonton, Deborah, 1948-
A history of European women's work : 1700 to the present / Deborah Simonton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 337 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-325) and index.
pt. 1. The eighteenth century, c. 1700-90 -- pt. 2. The nineteenth century, c. 1790-1880 -- pt. 3. The twentieth century, c. 1880-1980.
The paid and unpaid work of women in Europe has been and is hugely diverse - from schools to offices, factories to domestic service, dairies to hospitals and much more. The work patterns have fluctuated in relation to ideological, technological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European Women's Work, Deborah Simonton draws together recent research, lively personal accounts and statistical evidence to take an overview of trends in women's work from the pre-industrial period to the present. The author discusses the definition of work within and without patriarchal families, the status of work and the skills involved. The book examines local as well as Europe-wide developments, contrasting countries such as Britain, Germany and France. Age, class, and crucially control are defining themes of this panoramic work. Deborah Simonton considers women's own perceptions of work, and its place in their lives, to present a rounded account of the shifting patterns of employment and the continuities which are evident in women's own experience.
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Women--Employment--History.--Europe
Rural women--Employment--History.--Europe
Women household employees--History.--Europe
Women farmers--History.--Europe
Housewives--History.--Europe
Home economics--History.--Europe
Femmes--Travail--Histoire.--Europe
Femmes en milieu rural--Travail--Histoire.--Europe
Employées de maison--Histoire.--Europe
Agricultrices--Histoire.--Europe
Femmes au foyer--Histoire.--Europe
Économie domestique--Histoire.--Europe
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Home economics.
Housewives.
Rural women--Employment.
Women--Employment.
Women farmers.
Women household employees.
Europe.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD6134 / .S54 1998eb
331.4/094
A history of European women's work : 1700 to the present / Deborah Simonton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 337 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-325) and index.
pt. 1. The eighteenth century, c. 1700-90 -- pt. 2. The nineteenth century, c. 1790-1880 -- pt. 3. The twentieth century, c. 1880-1980.
The paid and unpaid work of women in Europe has been and is hugely diverse - from schools to offices, factories to domestic service, dairies to hospitals and much more. The work patterns have fluctuated in relation to ideological, technological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European Women's Work, Deborah Simonton draws together recent research, lively personal accounts and statistical evidence to take an overview of trends in women's work from the pre-industrial period to the present. The author discusses the definition of work within and without patriarchal families, the status of work and the skills involved. The book examines local as well as Europe-wide developments, contrasting countries such as Britain, Germany and France. Age, class, and crucially control are defining themes of this panoramic work. Deborah Simonton considers women's own perceptions of work, and its place in their lives, to present a rounded account of the shifting patterns of employment and the continuities which are evident in women's own experience.
020300700X (electronic bk.) 9780203007006 (electronic bk.) 9780415055314 (hbk.) 0415055318 (hbk.) 9780415055321 (pbk.) 0415055326 (pbk.) 0203199804 9780203199800 1280185007 9781280185007 9786610185009 661018500X 9781134936786 (e-book) 1134936788 9781134936779 (e-book) 113493677X (Cloth) (Paper)
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
98009480
Women--Employment--History.--Europe
Rural women--Employment--History.--Europe
Women household employees--History.--Europe
Women farmers--History.--Europe
Housewives--History.--Europe
Home economics--History.--Europe
Femmes--Travail--Histoire.--Europe
Femmes en milieu rural--Travail--Histoire.--Europe
Employées de maison--Histoire.--Europe
Agricultrices--Histoire.--Europe
Femmes au foyer--Histoire.--Europe
Économie domestique--Histoire.--Europe
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Home economics.
Housewives.
Rural women--Employment.
Women--Employment.
Women farmers.
Women household employees.
Europe.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD6134 / .S54 1998eb
331.4/094