Sexism in the city : women stockbrokers in modern Bitain /

Before stock exchanges even existed, women were prominent not only as investors, but as intermediaries, managing the investments of others. This book charts their lives and careers from the late nineteenth century through to their admission to the London Stock Exchange in 1973.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taylor, James, 1976- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Women stockbrokers > Great Britain > History. Modern. HISTORY. 20th Century. Women stockbrokers Great Britain Economics. Finance and Accounting. Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: feminism and finance
Devils in petticoats: women and finance in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Being a female stockbroker in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Not in the house? Attitudes to women stockbrokers in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Careers for your daughters: women stockbrokers, 1914–1939
Angels in the house: women stockbrokers and the stock exchanges, 1914–1945
Something in the city: women stockbrokers after 1945
Invading the stock exchange: the road to 1973
Epilogue: forever other?.