Women’s economic activity in Polish Towns at the Turn of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time
[ 1 ] Ośrodek Historii Kultury Materialnej Średniowiecza i Czasów Nowożytnych, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ P ] pracownik
2018
rozdział w monografii naukowej
angielski
- Towns
- women in urban professional life
- 15th-16th centuries
- Polish lands
EN The author presents the size of the economic activity of women (wives, widows) as well as the range of their social contacts. She analyses all types of the municipal court books concerning towns of various sizes in the Polish lands from the 15th to the beginning of the 16th century, with particular emphasis on Kraków. The most important records are the last wills and inventories of movable goods from this town. The aim of this presentation is to show the role of women in urban professional life in Central Europe.
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