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Women

In: Merchant Princes and Charlatans or Makers of Money?

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  • Henry Sless

    (University of Reading)

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The book reflects a multi-layered view of women depictions of financial figures in the nineteenth century. The pictorial depiction of women in finance during the nineteenth century covers key named individuals (the banker, Harriot Coutts, and the banker philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts). The earlier comic representations of Harriot Coutts give way to portraits of Angela Burdett-Coutts reflecting her exalted position in society. Thematically it covers first the use of the icon of an old woman, a wise crone, to represent the Bank of England (The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street) reflecting a recurring depiction of the Bank as a symbol of financial probity. Second, it shows the depiction of female Goddesses of Justice representing paragons of virtue to which men should be aspiring. The final themes encompass the emerging positive role played by female investors, as well as the negative connotations associated with the role of unworldly spendthrift women at home.

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  • Henry Sless, 2022. "Women," Springer Books, in: Merchant Princes and Charlatans or Makers of Money?, chapter 0, pages 205-235, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-86604-4_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86604-4_7
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