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

Surrey, England : Ashgate, [2015]

193 pages ; 24 cm.

Introduction: Households, marketplaces, and neighborhoods -- Prescription, anxiety, and acceptance : representations of market women in popular culture -- Cooperation and conflict : women, commerce, and the household economy -- Traders, hucksters, and creditors : independent tradeswomen and the commerce of early modern towns -- Conflicting interests, common interests : female traders, marital status and town authorities -- Women, commerce, and female reputation -- When to give and when to gouge : bargaining, neighborliness, and the limits of the moral economy -- The potency of women's words : gossip, slander, and the enforcement of plain dealing -- Women, protest, and marketplace politics -- Conclusion: To "runneth and raveth" after markets.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index.