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A study of the seamstresses of late 17th and 18th-century France, who developed a quintessentially feminine occupation that became a major factor in the urban economy.
Examines the social institution of the seamstresses' guild in France from the time of Louis XIV to the Revolution. The author asserts that the rise of the absolute state, with its centralizing and unifying tendencies, could increase women's economic, social, and legal opportunit…
"What was the role of merchant guilds in the medieval and early modern economy? Does their wide prevalence and long survival mean they were efficient institutions that benefited the whole economy? Or did they simply offer an effective way for the rich and powerful to increase th…
