Marjorie Keniston McIntosh

This is a great book that focuses on women who worked during the early modern time period in England. Her main argument is that the level of women's participation in the economy varied and that even though they did face discrimination, some women did prosper.

The author only focused on the kinds of work that generated income for their families. She focused on things like taking in boarders, pawning, renting out property, apprenticeships, even brewing ale.

The author did extensive research for this book, using evidence from equity court petitions to microhistorical studies in five of the major market centers of the time.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in early modern england and specifically on the social and gender studies of that time.… (meer)