What occupations did ancient women have?

Definition occupation: the work that an individual is engaged in as the main source of livelihood.

Ancient definition: 1840 years ago, China gradually merged with the world.

For the definition that is not mentioned, we only talk about the Han nationality in China, and other nationalities are not involved for the time being.

After defining these three aspects, the female occupations in ancient China mainly include the following types.

1. Professional domestic service category: providing domestic service for employers. Including the royal family (ladies-in-waiting, female officials) and wealthy families (maids, servants)

2, freelance category: mainly three aunts and six grandmothers. "Third aunt, nun, Taoist, divination; A nun refers to a woman in a temple, and a Taoist refers to a woman in a Taoist temple and an aunt who specializes in divination. Six women, tooth women, matchmaker, teacher women, devout women, medicine women and stable women. " Yapo, a woman who profited from the introduction of human trafficking in China in the old society. Matchmaker, a woman who specializes in matchmaking for men and women; Shiva, also known as the witch, is a woman whose life is based on witchcraft. Qianpo refers to the women who run the A Qin Building Chu Yuan and engage in pornography. Medicine girl: "Medicine girl" is the abbreviation of ancient medicine girl, who used drugs to treat diseases or harm people; Wenpo: This is an ancient non-governmental organization that delivered babies for women.

3, sex industry practitioners, this is more complicated, there are government employees (such as Qi's daughter, later music workshops, military women's camps), and a large number of freelancers or employed by private enterprises.

4. Family industry partners: that is, the family is the unit, and family members operate in partnership. Mainly engaged in agriculture and handicrafts. The most common one is "You plow and I weave."