The foundations of female entrepreneurship : enterprise, home and household in London, c. 1800-1870

Offers insights into the motivations of the Victorian women who opted to pursue enterprises of their own. This book argues that industrialization inaugurated a commercial and retail revolution that is responsible for the creation of niche markets and service industries, expanding the variety of oppo...

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Main Author: Kay, Alison C. , 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2009
Series:Routledge studies in business history 17
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300 |a xii, 185 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-179) and index 
505 0 |a 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 
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650 0 |a Women-owned business enterprises   |z England   |z London   |x History   |y 19th century 
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