But most workers were not skilled craftsmen—the “cobblers and furniture makers and silversmiths” referred to in that thread. Far more representative would be, say, women spinning yarn at home to bring in extra household income. This was a routine, tedious chore, and most women did it not because they found “vocation and purpose” in the work, but because they didn’t have much choice.
I think this argument could be made a lot stronger if it would quantify the difference and speak about how much time the average women spent with spinning yarn at home.
I think this argument could be made a lot stronger if it would quantify the difference and speak about how much time the average women spent with spinning yarn at home.