Domestic Labor.
Since the Colonial Era, domestic labor has been a significant contributor to economic production and development in America. While domestic labor encompasses a wide range of market and nonmarket activities, this essay will focus on three major productive elements: household manufactures for home consumption; industrial outwork, a form of waged labor conducted in the home; and independent production within the home for sale in wider commodity markets.... ...
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