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‘Elbow grease and yellow soap’: Housework time in working‐class households in late‐nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Britain

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
wiley   +1 more source

The many prices of war and occupation: Black markets and the cost‐of‐living index in France, 1938–1949

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract When studying French prices between 1938 and 1949, economists and historians face a paradox: whilst a vast black market shaped daily life, official indices recorded only state‐controlled prices. This article addresses the issue by introducing a new consumer price index that incorporates both official and black market prices.
Patrice Baubeau, Matéo Teixeira
wiley   +1 more source

A newly discovered Carolingian text: Candidus' Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti, written for Charlemagne

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Bret/BRAT

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Nicholas Smart
wiley   +1 more source

Relics, writing, and devotion in early medieval Chelles

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
The discovery in 1983 of a collection of relics with their medieval identificatory tags in the parish church of Chelles opened new avenues for research on devotional and writing practices in this Frankish royal foundation. This is the first systematic study of the corpus of relic labels that accompanied these sacred objects, particularly of the subset ...
Ana de Oliveira Dias
wiley   +1 more source

Defrosting humanism: Losing my ethical worldview in the wake of October 7th and Israel's retaliation

open access: yesEthos, EarlyView.
Abstract This auto‐ethnographic analysis describes the loss of my ethical worldview and my attempts to regain it following the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli retaliation. On October 7th, I was unable to feel compassion for the people of Gaza or to take action against the Israeli retaliation, aspects that I used to see as ...
Yael Assor
wiley   +1 more source

MEMOIRS/WHOSE MEMOIRS?

open access: yesSillages critiques, 2003
openaire   +2 more sources

Families of choice among LGBTQ+ people in Slovenia: Meanings, formation, barriers, and significance

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore families of choice among LGBTQ+ individuals in Slovenia. Background Families of choice are formed by LGBTQ+ individuals through chosen bonds rather than bio‐legal ties, fulfilling needs unmet by families of origin. Although international research has explored their functions across various contexts, this topic has not yet ...
Nika Ferbežar
wiley   +1 more source

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