'Women, banks and the securities market in early eighteenth century England' in A Laurence et al (eds), Women and their Money, 1750-1950. Essays on women and finance
Details:
- Author(s) Laurence, Anne
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 2009
- Pages pp46-58
- Publisher Routledge
- Place Published Abingdon
Topics:
- Name Investors & investor behaviour
- Name Women in business
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Deals with women investors in the South Sea Bubble period of 1720 and the role of Hoares bank in facilitating their investment activity. As the South Sea Co's share registers have not survived, the customer ledgers of Hoare's Bank, that record its customers' stock, lottery ticket and government debt transactions as well as dividend, interest and lottery prize receipts, are used here as a source for the investment activities of private individuals