Philippa Gregory's Normal Women
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Crowd Action as a Bargaining Tool for Women
This chapter discusses how crowd action is used by women as a bargaining tool in the absence of formal structures, exploring the pressures and risks they face. It provides historical examples of food riots where women demanded fair prices and shares their perspectives. The chapter also examines the consequences of a specific riot in Maldon Essex in 1629, which led to a change in government policy.
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