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The Economic History of Work and Family

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21H.927J
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2005English
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This course will explore the relation of women and men in both pre-industrial and modern societies to the changing map of public and private (household) work spaces, examining how that map affected their opportunities for both productive activity and the consumption of goods and leisure. The reproductive strategies of women, either in conjunction with or in opposition to their families, will be the third major theme of the course.

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