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A woman trader at the Halles market in Paris defends her conduct in conversation with an official as another woman looks on in amusement. Lithograph by N. Charlet, 1825.

Going to market : women, trade and social relations in early modern English towns, c. 1550-1650 / David Pennington.

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A woman trader at the Halles market in Paris defends her conduct in conversation with an official as another woman looks on in amusement. Lithograph by N. Charlet, 1825.

Going to market : women, trade and social relations in early modern English towns, c. 1550-1650 / David Pennington.