num_pages: 74
description: Through their labor in the production of silk, women had an important place in the economy of China. The government encouraged this as a legitimate female occupation from the Shang dynasty into the 19th century. It gave women a position in society outside of the family structure wherein they could support themselves.
language: English
title: Sericulture: The Proper Employment of Women in 19th Century China
titlecomplete: Sericulture: The Proper Employment of Women in 19th Century China
publisher: Lulu.com