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Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times

Elizabeth Wayland Barber

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsLabor, Work & OrganizingEnergy, Extraction & ResourcesBusiness, Capitalism & Corporations

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History1994FinalistSecondary source
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