In seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Britain (as in France), women's primary duties included reproduction, both in terms of procreation and, to a lesser extent, cultural reproduction. And yet, ...

‘As much a woman’s job as a man’s,’ said a manufacturer, commenting on the work of women recently initiated into the operation of milling machines. By what mysterious process ‘milling’ (which has to ...

The third-annual WiMI conference, scheduled for June 12-14 in Nashville, Tennessee, will feature numerous speakers, interactive educational sessions, industry-related roundtables, opportunities to ...