Author: Simonton, Deborah
Title: A History of European Women's Work: 1700 to the Present
Description: London / New York, Routledge, (1998). orig.boards. 24x16cm, xii, 337 pp.. Binding corners bumped. A light front cover crease. Good+. ¶ Contents: The 18th Century, c.1700-90: Women, Household & Farm; Making, Selling, Serving; Location, Skill & Status; The 19th Century, c.1790-1880: Domesticity, the Invention of Housework, & Domestic Service; Rural Women: Farmhouse & Agriculture; Industry, Commerce & Public Service; Continuity & Change: Gender, Skill & Status; The 20th Century, c. 1880-1980: Home & Work; Continuities in Country & Town; New Work: White Blouses in the Tertiary Sector; Conclusion: Gender, Skill & Status.

Keywords: Historical Sociology, Europe, Women's Work, Labour History, Labor, Women, Gender, Social,