Before their time : employment and family formation in a northern textile town, Keighley, 1851-81

This thesis studies the phenomenon of low fertility amongst mid to late- nineteenth century textile workers by examining fertility behaviour in the context of one contemporary textile town; the worsted centre of Keighley, in Yorkshire's West Riding. The high level of women's work, both bef...

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Main Author: Garrett, Eildh Macgillivray
Published: University of Sheffield 1988
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.570316