Gender, life cycle, and family ‘strategies’ among the poor: the Barcelona workhouse, 1762–1805
(2017)
Journal Article
Carbonell-Esteller, M., & Marfany, J. (2017). Gender, life cycle, and family ‘strategies’ among the poor: the Barcelona workhouse, 1762–1805. The Economic History Review, 70(3), 810-836. https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.12425
Poor relief has received less attention from historians of southern Europe compared with northern Europe. This article seeks to challenge the frequent assumption that the strength of family ties in southern Europe mitigated the need for welfare provi... Read More about Gender, life cycle, and family ‘strategies’ among the poor: the Barcelona workhouse, 1762–1805.