The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship

Enterprise, Home and Household in London, c. 1800-1870

af Alison (University of Lancaster Kay

Just as women in business have often been hidden by men, they have often also been hidden by the `home¿ and the conceptualization of separate spheres of public and private agency. This book argues that active business did not exclude women, although careful representation was vital and this has obscured the similarities of their businesses with those of many male business proprietors.