Women, wealth and economic change: An assessment of the impact of women's property law in Wentworth County, Ontario, 1872–1927
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Keywords
Wealth; Women; Property; Micro-data;All these keywords.
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- N21 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N22 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
- N31 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
- N91 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N92 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
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