Dr Victoria Bateman

Ching Shih: the lady pirate who controlled trade in the South China Sea & took one British captain hostage, turning him into her Advisor for Western Affairs. Read more about the history of women & global trade in my new book #Economica @headlinebooks.bsky.social (📷 ©️ IanDagnall Computing/Alamy)

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Delighted to be amongst the “Best Books to Look Out for in August” @waterstones.bsky.social. Pre-order your copy of #Economica here: www.waterstones.com/book/economi... #womenwealthpower @hachetteuk.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social

Do you know the price of fish? This woman certainly did. From an ancient stone relief depicting a woman selling fish beside a lake in Cambodia (Credit: copyright Bas Photo / Alamy Stock Photo) #womenwealthpower #Economica

The key chart right now:

Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.

This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.

#Venice: it was once the wealthiest part of Europe and has a history that is filled with notable men. But what did women have to do with the creation of prosperity? Quite a lot, actually, including👇 #econhist #womenwealthpower

Why was Ancient Egypt so very prosperous? This artefact from the Met Museum - one of the numerous historical artefacts that features in my new book #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power @headlinebooks.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social - helps reveal why. #womenwealthpower

Delighted to be part of the 2026-26 lecture programme @greshamcollege.bsky.social this coming year. You can sign up to my public lecture on “How Women Made The Global Economy” - to attend in person or online - here: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/wom... #womenwealthpower

This looks fabulous! Many congratulations. I can’t wait to read it.

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Want to read an “erudite, ambitious & richly global” book that “sets a new standard in economic history”? Then my forthcoming book #Economica is for you. If you’re in the UK, for tonight only you can get 25% off if you preorder @waterstones.bsky.social: www.waterstones.com/book/economi... #SUMMER25

American WW1 Poster encouraging women to invest in war bonds. Women’s historic involvement in financial markets is one of the themes of #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power, out on 28 August @headlinebooks.bsky.social (Image: copyright Pictures Now / Alamy Stock Photo)

Excited to hear that - what’s the title?

Just four weeks to go until the publication of my new book #ECONOMICA: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power @headlinebooks.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social on 28 August. It’s time to place women at the heart of economic history. #womenwealthpower #econhist