Women were active participants in London's first stock market beginning in the 1690s and continuing through the eighteenth century. Whether playing the state lottery, investing in government funds or speculating in company stocks, women regularly comprised between a fifth and a …
This text restores women to their place in the story of England's Financial Revolution. As active participants in London's first stock market in the 1690s, women invested for themselves and their families, meaning that women's capital was a critical component of Britain's rise t…
Restores women to their place in the story of England's Financial Revolution: as active participants in London's first stock market in the 1690s, women invested for themselves and their families, meaning that women's capital was a critical component of Britain's rise to economic…
