UID:
edocfu_9959239758902883
Format:
1 online resource (348 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-4696-0247-4
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0-8078-6820-5
Series Statement:
The Luther H. Hodges, Jr. and Luther H. Hodges, Sr. series on business, society, & the state
Content:
Late 19th-century San Francisco was a booming marketplace in which some women stepped beyond their roles as wives, caregivers, and homemakers to start businesses that combined family concerns with money-making activities. Edith Sparks traces the experiences of these women entrepreneurs, exploring who they were, why they started businesses, how they attracted customers and managed finances, and how they dealt with failure. Using a unique sample of bankruptcy records, credit reports, advertisements, city directories, census reports, and other sources, Sparks argues that women were competitive, e
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Female proprietors and the businesses they started -- Why San Francisco women started businesses -- How women started businesses -- What it took to draw customers -- Women as financial managers -- When women went out of business.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8078-5775-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8078-3061-5
Language:
English
