Dr Victoria Bateman

Book cover: Economica-a global history of women, wealth and power, by Victoria Bateman

“Once you add women and stir, our understanding of the past changes forever”

Very much enjoying @vnbateman.bsky.social writing women back into our economic history

The real life love story that shattered class barriers in Regency Britain. Are you #Bridgerton ready? #BridgertonSeason4 @netflix.com

We've been very wrong about Stone Age women "Never assume" is a golden rule – especially when looking at 10,000-year-old human remains

It started with a seemingly innocuous assumption, an easily made logical leap: For a rather long time, archeologists who found burial sites with weapons or hunting gear inside would label the remains as male.

Fresh new piece:
www.broadhistory.com/weve-been-ve...

YouTube video by Broad History, with Isabelle Roughol What happened when archeologists stopped assuming

Turns out when we assume things in history, we end up with cake on our faces. If you don't feel like reading my latest piece, here's a quick vid of me explaining it and playing to the youtube gods.
www.youtube.com/shorts/fn0Hp...

Want to know how women made the world wealthy? Want to see history through the eyes of female entrepreneurs, traders, inventors & bankers? #Economica 📗 will be out in paperback on 2 July @headlinebooks.bsky.social. Preorder now to get 25% off @waterstones.bsky.social #WPreorder #womenwealthpower

I’m excited to announce that #Economica 📗 will be published @headlinebooks.bsky.social as a paperback on 2nd July and, if you pre-order, you can get 25% off online @waterstones.bsky.social between now and Friday. Just enter “FEB26” at the checkout. #WPreorder

The housewife is a Victorian invention Women didn't ruin the workplace. They were always there.

Was gonna paint my kitchen today. Wrote this instead. www.broadhistory.com/the-housewif...

Introducing three of my favourite couples from business history for #ValentinesDay

An honour to be interviewed by the brilliant @isabelleroughol.com for #BroadHistory

Thank you for hosting me this week @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social for my latest book #Economica 📗 - a wonderful opportunity to see all of the sights, including @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social, the clocktower and the Roman museum. A beautiful and historic city.

The economy is not - and never has been - just for men. #Economica on #BroadHistory @isabelleroughol.com

What are you doing tonight at 7pm? Would you like to hear an economic history of the world from the Stone Age to the present - all in 1 hour? If so, come along @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social or join online: shop.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/products/mus.... No economics needed and for all ages. #Economica

History can be our greatest ammunition: #Economica on #BroadHistory podcast @isabelleroughol.com

The fascinating history of #StAlbans, where I’ll be speaking @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social on 11 February. Do join me in person or online: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/eco... #Economica #womenwealthpower

Maybe economic success isn't rocket science? @vnbateman.bsky.social

Women were engineered out of the workforce. It wasn't an accident. The myth of the housewife as some natural and eternal state of being is one that drives me up the wall every time.
Full episode out soon, sign up at broadhistory.com.

📷 @lselibrary.bsky.social & National Portrait Gallery, London

Want to know more about the history of the Welfare State - how we moved from the dreaded Dickensian workhouses to a modern welfare system? Let me introduce you to the #PowerCouple of social reform in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beatrice & Sidney Webb. #Economica #womenwealthpower

Throughout history, women have been on the front line of protests, strikes and revolutions across the world. #Economica #womenwealthpower

The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria The 1956 Women’s March was a pivotal event in the history of resistance politics in South Africa. It demonstrated and helped popularize techniques that became reasonably common and effective in resist...

Restrictions on freedom of movement have always been used to limit opportunities, including in colonial South Africa. It was #OnThisDay that South African women delivered a petition to overturn #PassLaws. The struggle continued, culminating in a 1956 Women’s March sahistory.org.za/article/1956....

Nena Vandeweerdt, Podcast Episode · New Books in Gender · 25/01/2026 · 42m

Nena Vandeweerdt discussing her new book “Women and Work Through a Comparative Lens: Gender and the Urban Labor Markets of Premodern Brabant and Biscay” - a fascinating insight into the regulation of women’s work in premodern Europe podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Today’s mail brought me this new book by the inordinately talented @vnbateman.bsky.social. It promises a thorough stocktaking of women’s central role in the economy, “from the caves to the computers.” Thanks Victoria for sending it! #Econsky

Sneak peak... first episode of the new pod with the fantastic @vnbateman.bsky.social in the editing bay... 🎉 Sign up for launch updates at broadhistory.com

Delighted to be speaking at St Albans Museum on 11th February, placing women at the heart of economic history from the Stone Age to the present day. Tickets available in-person and online. Book here: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/eco... #Economica #womenwealthpower

A 12,000-Year-Old Figurine Shows the Earliest Human–Animal Interaction Ever Found Learn how archaeologists discovered a woman-and-goose carving that predates the Neolithic and offers new clues to ancient symbolism.

A recently discovered statue from 10,000 BCE - depicting a woman carrying a goose - is ‘the earliest figurine to depict a human–animal interaction’ www.discovermagazine.com/a-12-000-yea...

Female Nudity & Modesty Podcast Episode · Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · 03/17/2023 · 49m

"I'm not showing off my body. I *am* my body." — Victoria Bateman

This, from ECONOMICA by Victoria Bateman, sums up so much of what I read about evolving interpretations of the past:
'Women can frequently be found in the numerous archaeological relics that survive from the past; the question is whether or not we choose to take them seriously.'

Always love Elizabeth J. Moore's reviews for @wirobooks.bsky.social, this time of @vnbateman.bsky.social's latest, ECONOMICA: "Women have been integral drivers of economic prosperity since the dawn of humanity, and the lack of recognition of this fact is a gaping blind spot in history.

Did you know that Spain was once a part of the Islamic Empire and that it was #OnThisDay #2January1492 that the Islamic Sultan of Spain packed his bags and handed the keys of the Alhambra Palace to Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of a new #Spain. Here’s what happened next 👇 #Economica

Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth, and Power | Washington Independent Review of Books The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

So patriarchy *isn’t* good for anybody’s bottom line? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... @vnbateman.bsky.social #booksky