Women, town councils, and the organisation of work in Bilbao and Antwerp
A north-south comparison (1400–1560)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11493657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nena Vandeweerdt (University of Leuven and University of Cantabria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-87 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Continuity and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-4160 • E-ISSN: 1469-218X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0268416021000060 |
| OpenAlex | W3157814476 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article, I compare women's work opportunities in Bilbao, in northern Castile, and Antwerp, in the Low Countries, from 1400 to 1560. I argue that the different organisation of work in the two towns had a great influence on women's economic opportunities. Whereas women in Antwerp often worked alongside other members of their household because of the town's dominant craft guilds, Bilbao's informal trades were open to women on their own, independent of their husband or another male relative. As a result, women in Bilbao are more visible in the sources and were able to exert more influence on the town council
Archaeology · Craft · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · European Political History Analysis · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |