Women's Work
By
Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Elizabeth Wayland Barber
1994 • 334 pages

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.

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