Machine generated contents note: Introduction Rural women workers: the forgotten labour force 1 --1 Women, work and wages in historical perspective 7 --2 Differing views of rural women's work in documentary material: an overview of printed sources 40 --3 Women in the agricultural labour market: female farm servants 77 --4 Women in the agricultural labour market: female day labourers 98 --5 Alternative employment opportunities: domestic industries 132 --6 Survival strategies: women, work and the informal economy 164 --Conclusion Assessing women's work 196
