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The article deals with the question of the social condition of women in 14th century Gubbio. In the footsteps of recent historiography, the main goal of this paper is to spot similarities and differences between the legal status of women according to the local Statuto and the practical behaviours reconstructed through the analysis of notarial records. The result is a complex framework in which the law was not always able to restrain the agency of women: married or widowed, noble or popolari, the women of Gubbio managed to retain a significant level of freedom by owning and conducting real properties, making wills, and working, especially in textile manufacture, farming and hospitality.
