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The Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London

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This is a difficult review to write because, while I love history and enjoyed this book, statistical data puts me to sleep.

The individual stories of women in business and the power they held were fascinating. To follow through history as they lost that power because of a male dominated society (not a sexist comment, merely based on extensive reading)was also interesting because it appears that the loss of that strength weakened the total economy and apprentice system.

As a former legal secretary, I found the stories of the judicial system of the time interesting and frightening, all at the same time.

The falling asleep came from the rather heavy stat data. While important if one is doing that kind of research, if you're reading to grasp historial context, you get lost in the flood.

I like to keep my reviews short so as not to bore, so think about what you want to take away from this subject and consider if this book will fill that order.