Living standards of women in England and Wales, 1785-1815: New evidence from Newgate prison records

Economic History Review

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 591-599

  Nicholas, Stephen ^a   Oxley, Deborah ^a  

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EID: 3042598244     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.1996.tb00584.x     Document Type: Review

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