THE LADY AND THE ACCOUNTS: MISSING FROM ACCOUNTING HISTORY?

From: Accounting Historians Journal | Date: June 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract: Amanda Vickery's, The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England, [1998] provides a challenging and controversial account of the lives of genteel women in provincial England. In this review essay, we consider the implications of her insights and revelations for accounting history research. We argue that her work raises a number of issues concerning what and where accounting took place in the 18th century. In particular, it is suggested that the detailed 'accounts' contained within genteel women's pocket books were a means by which they came to 'know' their ...

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