Author: Jennifer Aston
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030334120
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
"This volume challenges those who see gender inequalities invariably defining and constraining the lives of women. But it also broadens the conversation about the degree to which business is a gender-blind institution, owned and managed by entrepreneurs whose gender identities shape and reflect economic and cultural change." – Mary A. Yeager, Professor Emerita, University of California, Los Angeles This is the first book to consider nineteenth-century businesswomen from a global perspective, moving beyond European and trans-Atlantic frameworks to include many other corners of the world. The women in these pages, who made money and business decisions for themselves rather than as employees, ran a wide variety of enterprises, from micro-businesses in the ‘grey market’ to large factories with international reach. They included publicans and farmers, midwives and property developers, milliners and plumbers, pirates and shopkeepers. Female Entrepreneurs in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Global Perspective rejects the notion that nineteenth-century women were restricted to the home. Despite a variety of legal and structural restrictions, they found ways to make important but largely unrecognised contributions to economies around the world - many in business. Their impact on the economy and the economy’s impact on them challenge gender historians to think more about business and business historians to think more about gender and create a global history that is inclusive of multiple perspectives. Chapter one of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Female Entrepreneurs in the Long Nineteenth Century
Author: Jennifer Aston
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030334120
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
"This volume challenges those who see gender inequalities invariably defining and constraining the lives of women. But it also broadens the conversation about the degree to which business is a gender-blind institution, owned and managed by entrepreneurs whose gender identities shape and reflect economic and cultural change." – Mary A. Yeager, Professor Emerita, University of California, Los Angeles This is the first book to consider nineteenth-century businesswomen from a global perspective, moving beyond European and trans-Atlantic frameworks to include many other corners of the world. The women in these pages, who made money and business decisions for themselves rather than as employees, ran a wide variety of enterprises, from micro-businesses in the ‘grey market’ to large factories with international reach. They included publicans and farmers, midwives and property developers, milliners and plumbers, pirates and shopkeepers. Female Entrepreneurs in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Global Perspective rejects the notion that nineteenth-century women were restricted to the home. Despite a variety of legal and structural restrictions, they found ways to make important but largely unrecognised contributions to economies around the world - many in business. Their impact on the economy and the economy’s impact on them challenge gender historians to think more about business and business historians to think more about gender and create a global history that is inclusive of multiple perspectives. Chapter one of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030334120
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
"This volume challenges those who see gender inequalities invariably defining and constraining the lives of women. But it also broadens the conversation about the degree to which business is a gender-blind institution, owned and managed by entrepreneurs whose gender identities shape and reflect economic and cultural change." – Mary A. Yeager, Professor Emerita, University of California, Los Angeles This is the first book to consider nineteenth-century businesswomen from a global perspective, moving beyond European and trans-Atlantic frameworks to include many other corners of the world. The women in these pages, who made money and business decisions for themselves rather than as employees, ran a wide variety of enterprises, from micro-businesses in the ‘grey market’ to large factories with international reach. They included publicans and farmers, midwives and property developers, milliners and plumbers, pirates and shopkeepers. Female Entrepreneurs in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Global Perspective rejects the notion that nineteenth-century women were restricted to the home. Despite a variety of legal and structural restrictions, they found ways to make important but largely unrecognised contributions to economies around the world - many in business. Their impact on the economy and the economy’s impact on them challenge gender historians to think more about business and business historians to think more about gender and create a global history that is inclusive of multiple perspectives. Chapter one of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Nineteenth Century Businesswomen
Author: Charlotte Le Chapelain
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031564111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031564111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America
Author: Wendy Gamber
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801885716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801885716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher description
The Women of Little Lon
Author: Barbara Minchinton
Publisher: Black Inc.
ISBN: 1743821883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A vivid account of a remarkable but little-known chapter in Melbourne’s history Sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne were judged morally corrupt by the respectable world around them. But theirs was a thriving trade, with links to the police and political leaders of the day, and the leading brothels were usually managed by women. While today a city lane is famously named after Madame Brussels, the identities of the other ‘flash madams’, the ‘dressed girls’ who worked for them and the hundreds of women who solicited on the streets of the Little Lon district of Melbourne are not remembered. Who were they? What did their daily lives look like? What became of them? Drawing on the findings of recent archaeological excavations, rare archival material and family records, historian Barbara Minchinton brings the fascinating world of Little Lon to life. Barbara Minchinton is a historian and independent researcher. For several years she collaborated with a team of archaeologists on the interpretation of artefacts from Melbourne’s Little Lon district. She is the co-editor of The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne, a historical archaeology of the city’s working-class and immigrant communities, and the author of The Women of Little Lon.
Publisher: Black Inc.
ISBN: 1743821883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A vivid account of a remarkable but little-known chapter in Melbourne’s history Sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne were judged morally corrupt by the respectable world around them. But theirs was a thriving trade, with links to the police and political leaders of the day, and the leading brothels were usually managed by women. While today a city lane is famously named after Madame Brussels, the identities of the other ‘flash madams’, the ‘dressed girls’ who worked for them and the hundreds of women who solicited on the streets of the Little Lon district of Melbourne are not remembered. Who were they? What did their daily lives look like? What became of them? Drawing on the findings of recent archaeological excavations, rare archival material and family records, historian Barbara Minchinton brings the fascinating world of Little Lon to life. Barbara Minchinton is a historian and independent researcher. For several years she collaborated with a team of archaeologists on the interpretation of artefacts from Melbourne’s Little Lon district. She is the co-editor of The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne, a historical archaeology of the city’s working-class and immigrant communities, and the author of The Women of Little Lon.
Women in Business
Author:
Publisher: Vathani Ariyam
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Welcome to our eBook about "Women in Business." I have designed this eBook to encourage women to bring their potential out by starting a business. You might be facing financial issues, so this is the best way to sort all your problems out. Today, business has become a problem solver in many ways, so why hesitate to help yourself have a better life by building confidence and giving yourself some opportunities? You need to be able to make money for yourself and stop depending on others to help you with cash. You might wonder if I have too many responsibilities, so how can I go into business as I want to pay attention to my family? I fully accept that family comes first for a man or woman, but women always take the full responsibility to look after the family in every possible way. Remember that you are human and do not want to lock your desires, abilities, and potential and serve others ultimately. You should give yourself a chance to bring your potential out and use that better, like starting up a small business so your family can benefit from you. In today's culture, finding a business is relatively easy, either online or offline; you must select whatever you are good at and what you like to ensure the product or service is saleable. You might feel overwhelmed initially, but as time passes, you will get used to it when you organize yours to the best of your ability. A business from home will be the best, and when your company starts progressing, you will be a much happier person with more money and respect from the ones around you, and you will decide to go on like that forever. As you get lots of confidence, remember that a business can change anyone into a better person with patience and thoughtfulness. You will like this eBook and find it helpful for your business.
Publisher: Vathani Ariyam
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Welcome to our eBook about "Women in Business." I have designed this eBook to encourage women to bring their potential out by starting a business. You might be facing financial issues, so this is the best way to sort all your problems out. Today, business has become a problem solver in many ways, so why hesitate to help yourself have a better life by building confidence and giving yourself some opportunities? You need to be able to make money for yourself and stop depending on others to help you with cash. You might wonder if I have too many responsibilities, so how can I go into business as I want to pay attention to my family? I fully accept that family comes first for a man or woman, but women always take the full responsibility to look after the family in every possible way. Remember that you are human and do not want to lock your desires, abilities, and potential and serve others ultimately. You should give yourself a chance to bring your potential out and use that better, like starting up a small business so your family can benefit from you. In today's culture, finding a business is relatively easy, either online or offline; you must select whatever you are good at and what you like to ensure the product or service is saleable. You might feel overwhelmed initially, but as time passes, you will get used to it when you organize yours to the best of your ability. A business from home will be the best, and when your company starts progressing, you will be a much happier person with more money and respect from the ones around you, and you will decide to go on like that forever. As you get lots of confidence, remember that a business can change anyone into a better person with patience and thoughtfulness. You will like this eBook and find it helpful for your business.
Female Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth-Century England
Author: Jennifer Aston
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319308807
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
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 reminder that the middle-class woman’s retreat from economic activity during the nineteenth-century, so often accepted as axiomatic, was not the case. In fact, women continued to act as autonomous and independent entrepreneurs, and used business ownership as a platform to participate in the economic, philanthropic, and political public sphere.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319308807
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
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 reminder that the middle-class woman’s retreat from economic activity during the nineteenth-century, so often accepted as axiomatic, was not the case. In fact, women continued to act as autonomous and independent entrepreneurs, and used business ownership as a platform to participate in the economic, philanthropic, and political public sphere.
Female Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth-Century Russia
Author: Galina Ulianova
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317314204
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This pioneering work comprehensively examines the history of female entrepreneurship in the Russian Empire during nineteenth-century industrial development.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317314204
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This pioneering work comprehensively examines the history of female entrepreneurship in the Russian Empire during nineteenth-century industrial development.
Female Enterprise Behind the Discursive Veil in Nineteenth-Century Northern France
Author: Béatrice Craig
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137574135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This volume explores the role of women in business in nineteenth-century Northern French textile centers. Lille and the surrounding towns were then dominated by big and small family businesses, and many were run by women. Those women did not withdraw into the parlour as the century progressed and the ‘separate ideology’ spread. Neither did they become mere figure heads - most were business persons in their own rights. Yet, they have left almost no traces in the collective memory, and historians assume they ceased to exist. This book therefore seeks to answer three interrelated questions: How common were those women, and what kind of business did they run? What factors facilitated or impeded their activities? And finally, why have they been forgotten, and why has their representations in regional and academic history been so at odd with reality? Indirectly, this study also sheds light on the process of industrialization in this region, and on industrialists’ strategies.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137574135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This volume explores the role of women in business in nineteenth-century Northern French textile centers. Lille and the surrounding towns were then dominated by big and small family businesses, and many were run by women. Those women did not withdraw into the parlour as the century progressed and the ‘separate ideology’ spread. Neither did they become mere figure heads - most were business persons in their own rights. Yet, they have left almost no traces in the collective memory, and historians assume they ceased to exist. This book therefore seeks to answer three interrelated questions: How common were those women, and what kind of business did they run? What factors facilitated or impeded their activities? And finally, why have they been forgotten, and why has their representations in regional and academic history been so at odd with reality? Indirectly, this study also sheds light on the process of industrialization in this region, and on industrialists’ strategies.
The Business of Charity
Author: Kathleen Waters Sander
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067037
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the nineteenth century Woman's Exchanges formed a vast national network that created economic alternatives for financially vulnerable women in a world that permitted few respectable employment options. One of the nation's oldest continuously operating voluntary movements many are still in business after more than a century the Exchanges were fashionable and popular shops where women who had fallen on hard times could sustain themselves by selling their handiwork on consignment without having to seek public employment. Over the century Exchanges became an important forum for entrepreneurial growth and an example of how women used the voluntary sector which had so successfully served as a conduit for their political and social reforms to advance opportunities for economic independence.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067037
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the nineteenth century Woman's Exchanges formed a vast national network that created economic alternatives for financially vulnerable women in a world that permitted few respectable employment options. One of the nation's oldest continuously operating voluntary movements many are still in business after more than a century the Exchanges were fashionable and popular shops where women who had fallen on hard times could sustain themselves by selling their handiwork on consignment without having to seek public employment. Over the century Exchanges became an important forum for entrepreneurial growth and an example of how women used the voluntary sector which had so successfully served as a conduit for their political and social reforms to advance opportunities for economic independence.
Engendering Business
Author: Angel Kwolek-Folland
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9780801859489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner of the Sierra Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians In Engendering Business, Angel Kwolek-Folland challenges the notion that neutral market forces shaped American business, arguing instead for the central importance of gender in the rise of the modern corporation. She presents a detailed view of the gendered development of management and male-female job segmentation, while also examining the role of gender in such areas as architectural space, office clothing, and office workers' leisure activities.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9780801859489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner of the Sierra Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians In Engendering Business, Angel Kwolek-Folland challenges the notion that neutral market forces shaped American business, arguing instead for the central importance of gender in the rise of the modern corporation. She presents a detailed view of the gendered development of management and male-female job segmentation, while also examining the role of gender in such areas as architectural space, office clothing, and office workers' leisure activities.