These late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century texts describe female servants' experiences of work in early modern London. This volume exposes the contractual underpinnings of domestic service, suggesting female servants were an important support of emergent capitalism in the early modern metropolis. The depositions in this volume show that service was a prototypical form of female wage labour rather than a pre-marital life phase. Voices of the non-literate in this volume are clear and distinct as they present their working and personal circumstances.
These late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century texts describe female servants' experiences of work in early modern London. This volume exposes the contractual underpinnings of domestic service, suggesting female servants were an important support of emergent capitalism in the early modern metropolis. The depositions in this volume show that service was a prototypical form of female wage labour rather than a pre-marital life phase. Voices of the non-literate in this volume are clear and distinct as they present their working and personal circumstances.
Paula Humfrey teaches history in the online programs of Eastern Oregon University, USA, and Laurentian University, Canada.
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Contents: Introduction London Court of Arches records 1667-1675 Two: London Court of Arches records, 1690-1706 London Court of Arches records, 1715-1735 St Margaret Westminster settlement examinations, 1718-1725 St Margaret Westminster settlement examinations, 1726-1735 Works cited Index.
Contents: Introduction London Court of Arches records 1667-1675 Two: London Court of Arches records, 1690-1706 London Court of Arches records, 1715-1735 St Margaret Westminster settlement examinations, 1718-1725 St Margaret Westminster settlement examinations, 1726-1735 Works cited Index.
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