02978oam 2200709I 450 991081164910332120240131150854.01-136-27502-90-203-11052-81-299-48075-61-136-27503-710.4324/9780203110522 (CKB)2550000001020261(EBL)1172925(SSID)ssj0000904467(PQKBManifestationID)11566221(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000904467(PQKBWorkID)10922805(PQKB)11311267(OCoLC)841521417(MiAaPQ)EBC1172925(Au-PeEL)EBL1172925(CaPaEBR)ebr10690136(CaONFJC)MIL479325(OCoLC)843639832(FINmELB)ELB133751(EXLCZ)99255000000102026120180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFemale agency in the urban economy gender in European towns, 1640-1830 /edited by Deborah Simonton and Anne MontenachNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (549 p.)Routledge research in gender and history ;17Description based upon print version of record.1-138-95246-X 0-415-53729-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Claiming spaces : markets and brokerage -- pt. 2. Negotiating the urban economy : constraints and opportunities -- pt. 3. Exploring relationships : kinship and community.This innovative new book is overtly and explicitly about female agency in eighteenth-century European towns. However, it positions female activity and decisions unequivocally in an urban world of institutions, laws, regulations, customs and ideologies. Gender politics complicated and shaped the day-to-day experiences of working women. Town rules and customs, as well as police and guilds' regulations, affected women's participation in the urban economy: most of the time, the formally recognized and legally accepted power of women - which is an essential component of female agency - was very Routledge research in gender and history ;17.WomenEuropeEconomic conditionsWomenEuropeSocial conditionsCities and townsEuropeHistorySex roleEuropeHistoryWomenEconomic conditions.WomenSocial conditions.Cities and townsHistory.Sex roleHistory.305.42094Montenach Anne888089Simonton Deborah1948-888090MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811649103321Female agency in the urban economy3943778UNINA