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Edna Miller, Lena Bell Huning, Laura Collins, Bendle (surname), and Hughes (surname)
, 1905 Group portrait of six women posed around a table as if having tea; identified are Edna Miller, Lena Bell Huning, Laura Collins, Bendle (surname), and Hughes (surname); albumen photoprint mounted on ...
Albright, Emma L.; Cobb, Eddie Ross; Cobb, William Henry; Howard, M.B.; New Studio (Albuquerque) -- 1880-1900
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Barriers to gene flow estimated by surname distribution in Italy
, 1993 Surname distributions were studied in order to reconstruct human migration patterns. Zones of sharp change in surname frequencies--presumably barriers to gene flow--were detected by the statistical technique of wombling (Barbujani et al.
Cavalli Sforza L. L. +6 more
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Monitoring decreases discrimination
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract We study whether awareness of monitoring or study participation affects racial discrimination. Online participants rated résumés signaling either a Black or White candidate under Control, Monitoring, and Experiment conditions. Across conditions, we unexpectedly find a small average preference for Black résumés, possibly reflecting temporarily ...
Edmund Baker +2 more
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LASTING SURNAME PROBLEM OF WOMEN
, 2017 LASTING SURNAME PROBLEM OF WOMENABSTRACT: The family name that everyone is required to use is the surname. In the Ottoman Period, the last names of the people were not included and everyone was referred by their fathers’ names.
Kılıçoğlu Yılmaz, Kumru +1 more
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Life‐cycle living standards of male‐headed households: Evidence from Stockholm, 1800–80
The 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
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow
The 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
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Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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Elite persistence in family: The role of adoption in prewar Japan
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Why do elite families often maintain their social and economic status across generations? This paper examines the role of adoption in sustaining elite persistence in prewar Japan. Under the Japanese inheritance system, families without a biological son could adopt an heir to continue the family lineage and transfer assets and social status ...
Hiroshi Kumanomido, Yutaro Takayasu
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