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

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Capitalism.

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

Credit.

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

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white), maps ;

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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. "To the advantage of herself &amp

the honorable support of her Family": Women and the Urban Credit Economy

2. "She Hath Often Requested the Sum": Credit Relations Outside of Court

3. "And Thereon She Sues": Debt Litigation, Lawyers, and Legal Practices

4. "I saw and heard": The Knowledge and Power of Witnesses

5. "Laboring under many difficulties and hardships": The Problem of Debt and Vocabularies of Grievance

6. "According to your judgments": Redefining Financial Work in the Late Eighteenth Century

Conclusion

Appendix: Sources and Sampling for the Quantitative Analysis of Debt Cases

Notes

Essay on Sources

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4214-4055-5

OCLC:

1244742131