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Female Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth-Century England: Engagement in the Urban Economy
Jennifer Aston
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; KCZ; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Aston challenges and reshapes the on-going debate concerning social status, economic opportunity, and gender roles in nineteenth-century society. Sources including trade directories, census returns, probate records, newspapers, advertisements, and photographs are analysed and linked to demonstrate conclusively that women in nineteenth-century England were far more prevalent in business than previously acknowledged. Moreover, women were able to establish and expand their businesses far beyond the scope of inter-generational caretakers in sectors of the economy traditionally viewed as unfeminine, and acquire the assets and possessions that were necessary to secure middle-class status. These women serve as a powerful ... Read more
Aston challenges and reshapes the on-going debate concerning social status, economic opportunity, and gender roles in nineteenth-century society. Sources including trade directories, census returns, probate records, newspapers, advertisements, and photographs are analysed and linked to demonstrate conclusively that women in nineteenth-century England were far more prevalent in business than previously acknowledged. Moreover, women were able to establish and expand their businesses far beyond the scope of inter-generational caretakers in sectors of the economy traditionally viewed as unfeminine, and acquire the assets and possessions that were necessary to secure middle-class status. These women serve as a powerful ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319308791
SKU
V9783319308791
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About Jennifer Aston
Jennifer Aston is Junior Research Fellow and Retained Lecturer in History at Pembroke College, Oxford, and Research Assistant on the ESRC-funded Professions in Nineteenth Century Britain project, History Faculty, Oxford, UK. She previously held the Eileen Power Research Fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK. Her research focuses on gender, entrepreneurship and ... Read more
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