Il lavoro delle donne nella Franca Contea al tempo degli Asburgo (1493-1678)

Autore: Paul Delsalle
In: Genesis. VII/1-2, 2008
doi:10.1400/129017
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Abstract

Women’s Work in the Franche-Compté Region under the Habsburgs (1493-1678)
The large number of archives concerning the reign of the Habsburgs in the Franche-Comté offers a rare insight into the arduousness and vulnerability of women’s employment at the time, as well as into the imbalance that existed between male and female labour. The vulnerability of women’s (and girls’) employment can be found in many economic sectors and arises from a variety of factors: – uncertainty around the name: unlike men, women are not mentioned according to their names and surnames; moreover they are often given a nickname. Is this a sign of familiarity or a lack of consideration? – unqualified labour: they perform basic labouring tasks for builders and roofers; – uncertainty regarding job tenure: job duration can be measured on fortification building sites in most towns and cities; – finally, fragility of feminised jobs: for example, women working in bakeries and in the tripe trade. As women were forced to give up certain jobs in the 17th century, data on female hard labour becomes rare or even non-existent.