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Women's Work: The First 20,000 YearsWomen's Work: The First 20,000 Years

Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years

Elizabeth Wayland Barber

3.5(2)on Hardcover

About this book

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.

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OL Work ID
OL8062947W

Subjects

Women, history, to 500Prehistoric Textile fabricsAncient Textile fabricsPrehistoric WomenWorkWomenHistory

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