Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times (Paperback)

from maryh10000

If you read no other book on my list, read this one.

from Kamaka

I read this book when it was first published. I remember that I so enjoyed how the author made this esoteric subject engaging, accessible, and captivating for a lay reader. 15 years later I am now ...

from keylawk

The "untold" story of women, done with rigorous absence of speculation and direct application of scientific methods. Barber not only shows that "women spent most of their time raising young childre...

from catsinstacks

Fasinating and informational. Reading this book gave me a connection to all women before me. I can't wait to try weighted loom weaving.

from bunwat

Extremely readable and still scholarly overview of women's textile work from the Stone Age through to the very early Iron Age in Eurasia. Fascinating information about all sorts of wonderful things...