Economic and Social History
Economic and Social History +3
College of Humanities, University of Exeter
Start date: September 2021
Research topic: Gender and Time-Use in England, 1700-1850
My research replicates as far as possible a modern time-use study of England between 1700 and 1850. I am using data gathered from court records to explore how experiences of the industrial revolution differed by gender. Focusing on work and leisure, I am considering how specific activities were divided by gender, and how gender influenced the timing of these activities. I will compare my results to other available research in order to contribute to broader debates about how the impacts of industrialisation and economic development differ by gender.
Research supervisors: Jane Whittle, Helen Berry
Email: ncc212@exeter.ac.uk