Title: Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years
Description: New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.
Subjects: Women, history, to 500, Prehistoric Textile fabrics, Ancient Textile fabrics, Prehistoric Women, Work, Women, History