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This scholarly collection examines how women actively managed their finances across 250 years of economic history, from the eighteenth-century stock market boom through the mid-twentieth century. The essays challenge persistent misconceptions about women as passive or incompetent with money, revealing instead how many women navigated legal and social barriers to become skilled financial managers. Drawing on historical evidence from Britain and beyond, the book documents women's engagement with stocks, bonds, and personal wealth during pivotal moments including the South Sea Bubble. Rather than portraying women as uniformly cautious or risk-averse, the contributors demonstrate the diverse strategies women employed to build, protect, and grow their fortunes. This volume combines rigorous historical research with accessible narrative, making it essential reading for anyone interested in the neglected history of women's economic agency, the evolution of personal finance, or how gender has shaped financial markets across generations.

Key Features

Essays spanning 1700-1950 chart women's direct involvement in stock markets, bonds, and personal wealth management across British and international contexts.

The book challenges stereotypes by presenting evidence that women were active, competent financial decision-makers rather than passive dependents despite legal restrictions.

Historical analysis includes the South Sea Bubble and other major financial events to show women's real participation in market upheavals and economic transitions.

Part of the Routledge International Studies in Business History series, positioning the work within established academic scholarship on economic and social history.

Combines archival research with biographical narratives to illustrate how individual women overcame barriers and developed sophisticated money management skills.

Provides context for understanding modern gender gaps in finance by tracing how historical attitudes and restrictions shaped women's relationship with money.

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07 November 2008
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19 February 2007

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