Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent |
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| Author:
| Hutton, Shennan |
| Series title: | The New Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-10495-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Contrary to the widespread view that women exercised economic autonomy only in widowhood, Hutton argues that marital status was not the chief determinant of women "s economic activities in the mid-fourteenth century and that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized.
Contrary to the widespread view that women exercised economic autonomy only in widowhood, Hutton argues that marital status was not the chief determinant of women "s economic activities in the mid-fourteenth century and that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized.