Louder than words
Subtitle: ways of seeing women workers in eighteenth-century France
By: Geraldine Sheridan.
Series: Fashioning the eighteenth century
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780896726222
Subjects: Women -- Employment -- France -- History -- 18th century; Working class women -- France -- History -- 18th century
Description: "Because eighteenth-century French trade law and corporate archives rarely mention women workers, Sheridan analyzes nearly two hundred period engravings to interpret women's roles in pre-industrial France. Images primarily from Diderot's Encyclopédie and Panckouke's 1777 supplementary volume document women as workers, finishers, and managers in manufacturing, commerce, and the crafts"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Traditional economy; title: Agriculture; title: Mining; title: Fishing; title: Artisanal trades; title: Ornamental and luxury products; title: Essential goods; title: Textiles; title: Manufactories; title: Commercial activity; title: Conclusion; title: List of manuscript sources; title: List of works cited.