Economica : a global history of women, wealth, and power / Victoria Bateman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bateman, Victoria N. (Victoria Naomi), 1979- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesswomen--History.

Businesswomen.

Women employees--History.

Women employees.

Women--Economic conditions.

Women.

Leadership in women--History.

Leadership in women.

Successful women--History.

Successful women.

Physical Description:

xi, 458 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Seal Press, [2025]

Summary:

"How many female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries, merchants, and industrialists can you name? You would be forgiven for thinking that, until very recently, there were none at all. But what about Phryne, the richest woman in ancient Athens, who offered to pay to rebuild the walls of Thebes after the city was razed by Alexander the Great? Or what about Priscilla Wakefield, the writer who set up the first English bank for women and children? And, just as important, what about the everyday women who, paid only a pittance, labored for the profit of others? From the most successful women of their day to those who struggled to make ends meet, Economica takes you on a journey that begins in the Stone Age and ends in the twenty-first century, spanning the world's historic centers of prosperity: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Peru, the Indus Valley, the Roman Empire, the Islamic Empire, China, Europe, and the United States. By shining a light on the women whose contributions to the economy have been hidden for far too long, Economica is more than a history of women-it is a more accurate economic history of us all"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Bateman, Victoria N. (Victoria Naomi), 1979- Economica

ISBN:

9781541606067

154160606X

OCLC:

1483814008