Sample collection on women migrants at the Archivio di Stato di Padova below
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Collection: Università dell’Arte della Lana (Italy: 1400s–1700s)
Description: Trial documents preserved in this collection are a unique source on early modern women’s mobility and migration. As witnesses, women describe non only their origin, but also what kind of activity they did when the crimetook place. It is quite time-consuming research, but very rewarding.
Language of source: Italian
Archive address: Via dei Colli, 24 – 35143 Padova
Reference number: bb. 275-324
Links: Visit the Archivio di Stato di Padova’s website.
Publications: Andrea Caracausi, Dentro la bottega. Culture del lavoro in una città d’età moderna. Marsilio, Venezia: 2008.
Contributor: Andrea Caracausi