Dr Victoria Bateman is an economic historian whose latest book is Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power.
Victoria has twenty years’ experience teaching macroeconomics and economic history at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and has spoken extensively on radio and television, including as resident economic historian for BBC Radio 4’s “Understand: The Economy".
In her spare time, Victoria also works as a historical consultant for period dramas, including The Forsytes (which is currently airing in the UK and comes to PBS America in 2026).
We covering the following:
00:11 Meet Dr. Victoria Bateman
02:20 Victoria's journey to feminist economics
05:08 The myth of male-dominated economic history
07:22 Women in economic history: key figures and contributions
10:11 The impact of excluding women from economic narratives
20:12 Historical examples of women in finance
26:26 Non-Western female economic pioneers
32:51 Modern financial systems and women
38:31 The backlash against women's economic progress
50:34 The importance of rewriting economic history
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