Title: A tale of a fool? : a microhistory study of an 18th-century peasant woman /
Authors: Guðný Hallgrímsdóttir, 1963-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Guðrún Ketilsdóttir,; Women Iceland Biography.; Women peasants Iceland Biography.; Poor women Iceland Biography.; Women household employees Iceland Biography.; Women Iceland Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Poor women; Women; Women household employees; Women peasants; Women Social life and customs; Iceland Biography.; Iceland Social life and customs; Iceland
Abstract: "A Tale of a Fool? explores the life of Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, a peasant woman born in Iceland around 1759"--
Contents: Introduction: Women in a men's world -- One woman, one story -- Early years -- In service : clever and well-behaved -- Employment on her own terms -- When one door closes, another opens -- Guðrún at her professional peak -- Illugi Jónsson : a wolf in sheep's clothing? -- Alone again -- We all grow more craven with age -- Auction of Guðrún's worldly goods -- The bigger picture -- History of the manuscripts.