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Silent partners : women as public investors during Britain's Financial Revolution, 1690-1750 /

This text restores women to their place in the story of England's Financial Revolution. As active participants in London's first stock market in the 1690s, women invested for themselves and their families, meaning that women's capital was a critical component of Britain's rise to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Froide, Amy M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women in finance > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Finance > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Capital > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > 1689-1714.
Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Femmes dans les finances > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Finances > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1689-1714.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Great Britain.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Modern.
Social History.
Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Capital
Finance
Women in finance
Great Britain
1689-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text restores women to their place in the story of England's Financial Revolution. As active participants in London's first stock market in the 1690s, women invested for themselves and their families, meaning that women's capital was a critical component of Britain's rise to economic, military and colonial dominance in the 18th century.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191821837
0191821837