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Women and Work Through a Comparative Lens

Nena Vandeweerdt
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Comparative Analysis
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Gender and Institutions
Gender History
Guilds
Informal Work
Premodern Europe
Small-scale Trade
Urban History
Women and Work

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  • ISBN 9789462704947
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Dec 2025
  • Publisher: Leuven University Press
  • Publication City/Country: BE
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Urban Markets and Women’s Labor: Navigating Institutional Boundaries in Premodern Europe

Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities varied greatly depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor markets of Antwerp and Mechelen in Brabant with Bilbao’s informal economy in Biscay during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. By analyzing these distinct institutional contexts, it offers a multifaceted understanding of women’s economic roles in premodern Europe. Drawing on a wide range of legislative and judicial sources, Vandeweerdt demonstrates how legal frameworks, socioeconomic structures, and individual strategies shaped women’s activities in small-scale trade. Bridging institutional analysis and personal agency, Women and Work through a Comparative Lens sheds new light on the interplay between labor organization and everyday practices in premodern Europe.
About Nena Vandeweerdt
Nena Vandeweerdt is a postdoctoral researcher who studies gendered socioeconomic interactions in late medieval and early modern towns. She holds a PhD in History from the KU Leuven and the University of Cantabria. Her work focuses on urban labor markets, everyday life, and the use of digital humanities in historical research.

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