This book proposes an overview of the most recent historical research on women’s roles in economic urban activities. Covering a wide area of early modern Europe, from Portugal to Poland and from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, the author presents an overview of the economic rights of women – property, inheritance, management of their wealth, access to the guilds, access to education – and assesses the evolution of female work in different urban contexts. Based on a translation from the Italian language edition, 'Il lavoro delle donne nelle città dell'Europa moderna' (2016).