Dr Victoria Bateman
@vnbateman.bsky.social
Author of #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power (an FT Best Book of 2025). Resident economic historian on BBC Radio 4 #UnderstandTheEconomy. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society & RSA.
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Best books of 2025: Economics
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles
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#Economica is a Financial Times #BestBook of 2025 🎉🎉🎉 Huge thanks to Martin Wolf for his selection. If you’d like to read a new economic history of the world from the Stone Age to today, get your copy now. www.ft.com/content/c44a... #womenwealthpower
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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
February 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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
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Maybe economic success isn't rocket science? @vnbateman.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Maybe economic success isn't rocket science? @vnbateman.bsky.social
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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.
Full episode out soon, sign up at broadhistory.com.
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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.
Full episode out soon, sign up at broadhistory.com.
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
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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
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....
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...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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 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
Nena Vandeweerdt,
Podcast Episode · New Books in Gender · 25/01/2026 · 42m
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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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
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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
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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
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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
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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 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...
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.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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...
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"I'm not showing off my body. I *am* my body." — Victoria Bateman
Female Nudity & Modesty
Podcast Episode · Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · 03/17/2023 · 49m
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January 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"I'm not showing off my body. I *am* my body." — Victoria Bateman
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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.'
'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.'
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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.'
'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.'
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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.
So patriarchy *isn’t* good for anybody’s bottom line? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... @vnbateman.bsky.social #booksky
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.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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
January 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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
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So patriarchy *isn’t* good for anybody’s bottom line? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... @vnbateman.bsky.social #booksky
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.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
So patriarchy *isn’t* good for anybody’s bottom line? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... @vnbateman.bsky.social #booksky
#OnThisDay #NewYearsEve 1600 - the #BritishEastIndiaCompany was formed by royal charter, signed by #QueenElizabethI. #Economica #womenwealthpower
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#OnThisDay #NewYearsEve 1600 - the #BritishEastIndiaCompany was formed by royal charter, signed by #QueenElizabethI. #Economica #womenwealthpower
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Don’t fall for the myth that women only entered accountancy in the 20th century, says Dr Victoria Bateman. Read more at: issuu.com/pqpublishing...
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Don’t fall for the myth that women only entered accountancy in the 20th century, says Dr Victoria Bateman. Read more at: issuu.com/pqpublishing...
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We must have been 'nice' this year. Three books on our #Christmas list & Santa has delivered, all by authors we've loved before - @vnbateman.bsky.social, @rutgerbregman.com & @rickardsisters.com - should keep us going for a while! Merry Christmas everyone! #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
December 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
We must have been 'nice' this year. Three books on our #Christmas list & Santa has delivered, all by authors we've loved before - @vnbateman.bsky.social, @rutgerbregman.com & @rickardsisters.com - should keep us going for a while! Merry Christmas everyone! #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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My Year in Books 2025, with thanks to Dr. Victoria Bateman, @vnbateman.bsky.social, who gave me a copy of her book Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power, which inspired me to write about my Grandma. medium.com/@josieglz/my...
My Year in Books 2025: Bibliophilia, in Memory of Sophie Kinsella
On December 10, 2025, the novelist Sophie Kinsella, who wrote books “full of wit, resilience and warmth,” died at the age of 55 from…
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December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My Year in Books 2025, with thanks to Dr. Victoria Bateman, @vnbateman.bsky.social, who gave me a copy of her book Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power, which inspired me to write about my Grandma. medium.com/@josieglz/my...
What did the child workers of the British #IndustrialRevolution do for #Christmas at #QuarryBankMill in #Manchester?
December 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
What did the child workers of the British #IndustrialRevolution do for #Christmas at #QuarryBankMill in #Manchester?
Christmas is associated with women’s unpaid labour, so I’m thrilled to be in the #YorkshirePost Christmas special, spotlighting the women who monetised #Christmas, from the inventor of a popular family board game to the first commercial audiobook (A Child’s Christmas in Wales) #Economica
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Christmas is associated with women’s unpaid labour, so I’m thrilled to be in the #YorkshirePost Christmas special, spotlighting the women who monetised #Christmas, from the inventor of a popular family board game to the first commercial audiobook (A Child’s Christmas in Wales) #Economica
From Santa and Scrooge to the Three Wise Men and - of course - Baby Jesus, #Christmas is associated with famous men. So, meet the women from history who made Christmas what it is today - as I discuss in today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk 🔻 #Economica #womenwealthpower
December 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
From Santa and Scrooge to the Three Wise Men and - of course - Baby Jesus, #Christmas is associated with famous men. So, meet the women from history who made Christmas what it is today - as I discuss in today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk 🔻 #Economica #womenwealthpower
Read my secret history of women in #accountancy in the latest edition of @pqmagazine.bsky.social 👇
Don’t fall for the myth that women only entered accountancy in the 20th century, says Dr Victoria Bateman. Read more at: issuu.com/pqpublishing...
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Read my secret history of women in #accountancy in the latest edition of @pqmagazine.bsky.social 👇
Look forward to being back in Tameside in May to speak at Tameside Local Studies & Archives #Economica 📗 www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/12/13/l... #Economica
Leading economic historian reveals Tameside connection - Tameside Correspondent
ASK MANY people ‘What is the most notable thing to emerge from Mossley’s Hey Fram estate?’ and the most likely answer will be, ‘The 350 bus.’
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December 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Look forward to being back in Tameside in May to speak at Tameside Local Studies & Archives #Economica 📗 www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/12/13/l... #Economica