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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Bibliographic Details
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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Table of Contents:
  • 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