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Life‐cycle living standards of male‐headed households: Evidence from Stockholm, 1800–80

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research in economic history argues for using a household life cycle standard‐of‐living approach that includes the income and expenses of all household members and considers fluctuations in the household over the life course. This study builds on that approach by empirically examining the development of living standards in male‐headed ...
Anton Svensson
wiley   +1 more source

clergy

open access: yes, 1973
clergy n.The Anglican clergy usually comes one Sunday, the United the next.DNE-citG.M.Story MAr 1973JH MAR 1973Used I and SupUsed I and Sup1Used IChecked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 16 Oct ...

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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

African American Female Clergy in Dual Clergy Marriage

open access: yes, 2019
Burgeoning evidence has shown rapid growth of licensed and ordained female clergy within the Protestant church. Consequently, dual clergy couples have also increased in number.
Hutchinson, Demetra Keyanna-Michelle
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Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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