Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years

Elizabeth Wayland Barber First published 1994

About this book

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.

Subjects

  • ancient textile fabrics
  • history
  • prehistoric textile fabrics
  • prehistoric women
  • women
  • women, history, to 500
  • work