Women were key to the changes in the European economy between 1600 and 1800 that led the way to industrialization. But we still know little about this female sh... » 

Women were key to the changes in the European economy between 1600 and 1800 that led the way to industrialization. But we still know little about this female shadow economy - and nothing quantitative or systematic. This text aims to illuminate women's contribution to the pre-industrial economy. «