Every Woman Counts
A Gender-Analysis of Numeracy in the Low Countries during the Early Modern Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3240597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tine De Moor (0000-0002-9462-6404, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer), Jan Luiten Van Zanden (0000-0001-6078-9427, European University Institute) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-208 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/jinh_a_00049 |
| PMID | 20821878 |
| OpenAlex | W2155425398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 18 |
New evidence from Flanders and the Netherlands demonstrates that age heaping was gradually diminishing in large parts of the Low Countries during the sixteenth century, that (unexpectedly) almost no gender gap was apparent in the change (women even outperforming men at times), and that differences between town and countryside were small. These findings suggest an early rise in numeracy (or at least a "number sense") in both urban and rural areas, linked to demographic change and commercial development. Between 1600 and 1800, Flanders, in particular, seems to have lost its strong distinctiveness in this regard
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |