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Businesswomen and financial management: Three eighteenth-century case studies

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This article considers how three English businesswomen managed the financial aspects of their enterprises in the 'long' eighteenth century. The discussion focuses on two areas: their ability to keep adequate records and their management of trade credit. Whereas earlier studies of women's credit transactions have argued for its specifically 'feminine' nature, it will be demonstrated that men and women conducted business credit dealings on gender neutral lines. Three case studies are presented to show that the success or failure of a woman's business depended on her commercial competence, not her gender.

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  • Christine Wiskin, 2006. "Businesswomen and financial management: Three eighteenth-century case studies," Accounting History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 143-161.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:acbsfi:v:16:y:2006:i:2:p:143-161
    DOI: 10.1080/09585200600756175
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    1. Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli & Mara Del Baldo, 2016. "Ethics, gift and social innovation through CSR and female leadership in business administration in Italy [Ethik, Geschenk und soziale Innovation durch CSR und weibliche Führung in der Betriebswirts," NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum | Sustainability Management Forum, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 141-150, November.
    2. Alexander Wakelam, 2023. "Assessing female accountability in the long eighteenth century through debt imprisonment," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 76(2), pages 575-598, May.

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