摘要：Often considered a nostalgic and even a regressive author , John Ruskin had a great influence on economists , researchers , and above all on social reformers of his time . Rukin ' s writings were a source of inspir ation for Tolstoy , Gandhi , for the Arts and Crafts and social settlement movements, both in England and in the United States . S tarting from the most influen tial work by John Ruskin , Unto This Last , this essay briefly re constructs the thought and the influence of the British author . It focuses on the different understanding of division of labour, sexual division of labour, and domesticity by the men and women who joined those movements, dwelling on their different ethical and gendered vision s
