Cloth, ale, and the price of standing ebook

The alewife measured her brew by the barrel, the weaver by the yard, the baker by the loaf. In medieval villages and towns, women transformed domestic production into market commodities, generating income that sustained households and shaped local economies. This book examines the material conditions of female economic activity—the tools, raw materials, and market spaces women controlled—and how this production translated into social standing and legal recognition.