2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Occupational structure of women in nineteenth-century England
| Project/Area Number |
23730324
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAMOTO Chiaki 大阪大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (10388415)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | イギリス経済史 / イングランド / 産業革命 / 女性労働 / 職業構造 / 国際研究者交流 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this project, I used two historical source materials. One is the 1834 Poor Law Report which contains information about population, job opportunities, wage levels, unemployment and others at the parish level (Rural Queries). The other is the 1841 census which is the first modern census in Britain based on household schedules distributed before the census day. Household schedules were transcribed by census enumerators, and the census enumerators' books provide individual's name, sex, age, and occupation.
The 1830s saw the final blow of steam-powered mass production to the rural industry, which seem to have caused serious unemployment among rural women workers. Comparing the two sources makes it possible to explore the changes in female job opportunities in the countryside.
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