June 21st Fatjer's Day! All the best gift ideas.  Shop NowJune 21st Fatjer's Day! All the best gift ideas.  Shop Now

Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times

By Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Narrated by: Donna Postel
Unabridged — 8 hours, 57 minutes
Audiobook
$24.99
By Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Narrated by: Donna Postel
Unabridged — 8 hours, 57 minutes
Promotion message icon
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More

Not eligible for purchase using B&N Audiobooks Subscription credits

In stock
This item is currently out of stock online.
Not Eligible for Free Shipping
Select a store to view item availability.

Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library

NOOK App

Download NOOK app

NOOK Devices

NOOK eReaders

  • NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus

NOOK Tablets

  • NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
  • NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
  • NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
  • NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
  • NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]

Free NOOK Reading Apps

  • NOOK for iOS
  • NOOK for Android

BN.com website

Go to your Digital Library in My Account

Limit 1 per customer
New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies.



Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women.



Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from...