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Chojnacka, Monica. Working Women of Early Modern Venice. Johns Hopkins University 2001 Hardcover in DJ Like New /Like New Unused Octavo 188 pp
In this groundbreaking book, Monica Chojnacka argues that the women of early modern Venice occupied a more socially powerful space than traditionally believed. Rather than focusing exclusively on the women of noble or wealthy merchant families, Chojnacka explores the lives of women—unmarried, married, or widowed—who worked for a living and helped keep the city running through their labor, services, and products.
Among Chojnacka’s surprising findings is the degree to which these working women exercised control over their own lives.