Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years
Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
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Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100393313484
- ISBN-139780393313482
- LibraryThing16565
- Library of Congress Control Number93047924
- OCLC Control Number29595722
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780393313482
- Open LibraryOL7453244M
Classifications
- LCCZ270.G7
- LCCGN799.T43 B37 1994
Description
New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.
First Sentence
For millennia women have sat together spinning, weaving, and sewing.
Subjects
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- Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
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