Female Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth-Century England Engagement in the Urban Economy /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Aston, Jennifer (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Θέματα: Entrepreneurship.; Evolutionary economics.; Industrial organization.; Economic history.; Economics.; Economic History.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.; Industrial Organization.

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 c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Locating Female Business Owners in the Historiography
• Chapter 2: Women and their Businesses
• Chapter 3: Who was the Victorian Businesswoman?
• Chapter 4: The Social Network
• Chapter 5: Life After Death
• Conclusion.