{"product_id":"ladies-of-the-ticker-9780252041174","title":"Ladies of the Ticker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elegantly written, Robb's book provides a much-needed investigation of both the perception and the reality of women investors from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression.\" --\u003ci\u003eEconomic History Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating and well-argued read . . . Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Well researched, engagingly written, and nicely illustrated, the book succeeds not only in shedding light on how women behaved in financial markets but also in excavating the broader investment culture of the Gilded Age, with its clairvoyants-turned-stockbrokers, its bucket shops, and its get-rich-quick schemes.\"--\u003ci\u003eEnterprise \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A strong writer with the ability to craft a compelling and data-rich historical account, Robb provides further evidence of women's active presence in markets during the Gilded Age.\" --Journal of Business History\u003cbr\u003e\"Women made Wall Street, and \u003ci\u003eLadies of the Ticker\u003c\/i\u003e proves it.--\u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-written and insightful description of the under-researched role of women investors and financiers in Wall Street's heyday.\"--Janette Rutterford, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWomen and their Money, 1700 to 1950\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"George Robb’s \u003ci\u003eLadies of the Ticker\u003c\/i\u003e fills a significant gap in the history of capitalism, establishing through extensive archival research that women were active as investors in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century America. Crucially, Robb shows that economic and cultural histories are inseparable. Drawing with authoritative knowledge on a range of journalistic and literary texts, he explores the disjunction between representations of women as financially inept and the reality of their often competent and shrewd participation in an increasingly democratized stock market. The book is clear, accessible, and enjoyable to read. It is a major contribution to economic history and American history generally.\"--Nancy Henry, University of Tennessee","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400440684887,"sku":"9780252041174","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252041174.jpg?v=1730470688","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ladies-of-the-ticker-9780252041174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}