The Wages of Women in England, 1260–1850. (4th June 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Wages of Women in England, 1260–1850. (4th June 2015)
- Main Title:
- The Wages of Women in England, 1260–1850
- Authors:
- Humphries, Jane
Weisdorf, Jacob - Abstract:
- Abstract : This paper presents two wage-series for unskilled English women workers 1260–1850, one based on daily wages and one on the daily remuneration implied in annual contracts. The series are compared with each other and with evidence for men, informing several debates. Our findings suggest first that women servants did not share the post-Black Death "golden age" and so offer little support for a "girl-powered" economic breakthrough; and second that during the industrial revolution, women who were unable to work long hours lost ground relative to men and to women who could work full-time and fell increasingly adrift from any "High Wage Economy."
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of economic history. Volume 75:Number 2(2015)
- Journal:
- Journal of economic history
- Issue:
- Volume 75:Number 2(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 75, Issue 2 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 75
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0075-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 405
- Page End:
- 447
- Publication Date:
- 2015-06-04
- Subjects:
- Economic history -- Periodicals
330.9005 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.jstor.org/journals/00220507.html ↗
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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JEH ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022050715000662 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0022-0507
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