Anne Merrill's review of Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years

Anne Merrill reviewed Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Elizabeth Wayland Barber: Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years (1995, W. W. Norton & Company)

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber …

Review of "Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years " on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I've read this book twice. Essential reading if you want to understand the lives of women in the past. To summarise: the industrial revolution freed women from the full time job of keeping their families clothed. What I take from it: evolving a sustainable garment industry is essential to maintaining the social gains women have made in the past century.