Tine De Moor|Jan Luiten van Zanden
“Every Woman Counts”: A Gender-Analysis of Numeracy in the Low Countries during the Early Modern Period
new evidence flanders netherlands demonstrates age heaping gradually diminishing large parts low countries sixteenth century unexpectedly almost gender gap apparent change women even outperforming men times differences town countryside small findings suggest early rise numeracy least number sense urban rural areas linked demographic change commercial development 1600 1800 flanders particular seems lost strong distinctiveness regard