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Women and economic activities in late medieval Ghent
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Women and economic activities in late medieval Ghent
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Women and economic activities in late medieval Ghent
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The urban context -- Activity and continuity: patterns of women's economic participation -- "Her and all her property": gender and property transactions -- Webs of credit and circulation of wealth -- Married partners and single women as producers and sellers -- The changing fort…
Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent argues that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized. Women bought, sold, sued, lent money, and contracted debts with little legal or financial oversight of men. Contrary to the widespr…