Alison Kay

The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship (eBook, ePUB)

Enterprise, Home and Household in London, c. 1800-1870

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Just as women in business have often been hidden by men, they have often also been hidden by the 'home' and the conceptualization of separate spheres of public and private agency. This book argues that active business did not exclude women, although careful representation was vital and this has obscured the similarities of their businesses with those of many male business proprietors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135255022
• Artikelnr.: 38461393

Autorenporträt

Alison Kay began her working life as a business journalist and management analyst before embarking on her doctoral research at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, upon which this book is based. She was until recently Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century British History at Lancaster University, where she has just taken up an Honorary Research Fellowship. She is also an Associate Lecturer in Economics with The Open University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures. List of Tables. Abbreviations. Acknowledgments.
Introduction. 1. Separate and Suitable. 2. Barriers and Bridges. 3.
Insuring Her Assets. 4. Retailing Respectability. 5. A Household of
Enterprise. 6. Property, Home and Business. 7. Historical Female
Entrepreneurship. Conclusion. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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List of Figures. List of Tables. Abbreviations. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Separate and Suitable. 2. Barriers and Bridges. 3. Insuring Her Assets. 4. Retailing Respectability. 5. A Household of Enterprise. 6. Property, Home and Business. 7. Historical Female Entrepreneurship. Conclusion. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Rezensionen

'This book would be of interest not only to those who want to have more knowledge of businesswomen's history, but also to material culturists, economists, sociologists, and others who are interested in women and their work. It provides thoughtful insight into the interrelatedness of the sociocultural and economic environment of the early nineteenth century and women's entrepreneurial businesses.' - Judy K. Miler, Enterprise & Society

'Strikingly, Kay concludes that the story of women in business is neither a story of a lost golden age, nor one of emancipation, but a story of continuity across history ... This book provides the best data yet on businesswomen in London.' - Joyce Burnette, Eh.Net

'As Kay's careful study of the London case demonstrates, the constraints on women's public activity in the nineteenth century were not insurmountable. Drawing evidence from a range of sources, Kay uncovers the complexity of women's entrepreneurial activities ... Perhaps it is time to reopen the debate on what constitutes entrepreneurship; and whether a gender-neutral approach is possible and desirable.' - Katrina Honeyman, Business History

'Kay reclaims not only the title of entrepreneur, but also the economic importance of those 'survivalist entrepreneurs' in the process of industrialisation.' - Amy Erickson, Reviews in History