Women workers and the industrial revolution, 1750-1850

by Ivy Pichbeck

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

342 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Frederick]

Ivy Pinchbeck, professor at Bedford College in London, gave us this landmark 1930 work on the vital role that women played in the Industrial Revolution in England. Women's contributions are typically marginalized or overlooked completely in economic history. I am grateful to have found this well-sourced and eye-opening work that has dramatically increased my understanding of social history in England at this time. I shall have to read her 'Children in English Society' after I take on Alice Clark's 'Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century.' If you are interested in the Industrial Revolution this book is a vital source of information.

[Michelle Graham]

Introduction - Women Workers and the Industrial Revolution 1750-1850