Women in Cornish fishing communities prepared and skinned fish. Women employed around the hard-rock mines worked above ground, processing the material brought out of the workings. Their tasks included breaking and grinding rock, with sledgehammer work described as part of the daily labour.
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Women's work in Cornish fishing and mining communities
Fish processing and surface work at hard-rock mines demanded strenuous labour from Cornish women.