Housewives and servants in rural England, 1440-1650: Evidence of women's work from probate documents

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society

Volumn 15, Issue , 2005, Pages 51-74

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EID: 60949623322     PISSN: 00804401     EISSN: 14740648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0080440105000332     Document Type: Review

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