Title Gendered stereotypes and female entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, 1700-1900 / Polly Thanailaki

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Familiocracy in the Greek business elite class: Endogamy and other cultural traits -- 3. Women and economic input in independent Greece (19th to early 20th centuries) -- 4. Gendered Entrepreneurship and Cottage Industry of the Greek-speaking communities in the Ottoman Balkans -- 5. Womens path to economic autonomy in Italy -- 6. Rural womens economic contribution to agricultural work in Southern Europe -- 7. Female Entrepreneurship and Guilds in Southern Europe -- 8. Gendered prejudices and the economic setting in Romania and Bulgaria -- 9. Conclusions Summary This book addresses issues that remain under-researched by feminist historians. They pertain to female economic contribution in specific geographical areas and countries such as Greece, Italy, a number of regions of France, Greek-speaking regions in the Ottoman-ruled Macedonia, and two countries in the Balkans: Romania and Bulgaria. Additionally, it compares and contrasts female economic agency in the above regions which is a field that hitherto lacks thorough study. Polly Thanailaki explores female contribution to the finances of their family and to the economy of their country and how they interlaced in a transnational historical setting, further exploring social norms and trading practices in these regions. The methodology is based on the study of original printed sources such as archives, newspapers, and journals of the period, along with secondary sources of literature. The book addresses the nexus of gender, economy, and society covering a broad spectrum of gender studies, economic history and social history in time and in geographic space Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 4, 2021) Subject Women-owned business enterprises -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 18th century Women-owned business enterprises -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 19th century Entrepreneurship -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 18th century Entrepreneurship -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 19th century Businesswomen -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 18th century Businesswomen -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 19th century Sex discrimination against women -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 18th century Sex discrimination against women -- Europe, Southern -- History -- 19th century Women -- Europe, Southern -- Economic conditions -- 18th century Women -- Europe, Southern -- Economic conditions -- 19th century Businesswomen Entrepreneurship Sex discrimination against women Women -- Economic conditions Women-owned business enterprises Southern Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9783030662349 3030662349

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