Editorial: Oxford University Press
Colección: British Academy Monographs
Número de páginas: 360 págs. 23.4 x 15.6 cm
Fecha de edición: 19-03-2024
EAN: 9780197267585
ISBN: 978-0-19-726758-5
Precio (sin IVA): 144,42 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 150,20 €
What was it like to be a woman in service in early modern England? Drawing on evidence of over 1000 female servants recorded in church court testimony between c.1530 and 1650, this book uncovers these women's everyday lives. Intervening in histories of labour, gender, freedom, law, migration, youth, and community, this book rethinks traditional scholarship of service. De-coupling 'household' and 'service', it reveals the importance of female servants' labour to the wider economy and their key role in social networks and communities.