To her credit : women, finance, and the law in eighteenth-century New England cities Sara T. Damiano

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Damiano, Sara T., 1986- author.

Series:

Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--New England--Economic conditions--History--18th century.

Women.

Credit--New England--History--18th century.

Credit.

Capitalism--New England--History--18th century.

Capitalism.

Finance, Personal--New England--History--18th century.

Finance, Personal.

Women--Employment--New England--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 293 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This is a study in the history of capitalism in the context of colonial New England. The author argues that colonial women's skilled labor undergirded the workings of financial networks and was instrumental in shaping the development of economic and legal systems. The author shows that the economies of the colonial port cities of Boston and Newport could not have functioned without women's labor and credit relationships"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781421440552

1421440555

OCLC:

1161998659