TY  - JOUR
AB  - Recounts how medieval English Jewry began when Jews were invited to immigrate by William I and ended with their expulsion by Edward I in 1290. The Jewish community was important and for most of its existence it was prosperous, owing to its particular social function – being the bankers, moneylenders and financiers of the time. Concentrates on a relatively little known aspect of the medieval Jewish community: the role played by its women. Jewish women played a significant part in business, not just as the wives or widows of businessmen, but as entrepreneurs on their own account. This was in sharp contrast to the position of women in wider English society. Using contemporary documents, the article examines the scale and nature of the business activities of Jewish women in medieval England, sketches the activities of some of these female entrepreneurs, and attempts to investigate the factors which enabled them to play such a prominent role.
VL  - 39
IS  - 9
SN  - 0025-1747
DO  - 10.1108/00251740110408719
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740110408719
AU  - Berman Brown Reva
AU  - McCartney Sean
PY  - 2001
Y1  - 2001/01/01
TI  - The business activities of Jewish women entrepreneurs in medieval England
T2  - Management Decision
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 699
EP  - 709
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -