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Finley's focus is always squarely on the women themselves ... An Intimate Economy will find interested readers not just among historians, but also sociologists, advocates, and policymakers seeking to understand and remedy economic inequity, both past and present. - H-Early-America

"An Intimate Economy is an engaging and accessible narrative. . . . Finley carefully and brilliantly connects scholarships of slavery, capitalism and women's studies. . . [and] does such a wonderful job of explaining her use of sources and method, while telling very compelling stories."" --Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books [Finley] adds significantly to the works of scholars of slavery and capitalism...but she also continues the work of historians who have sought to recover women's experiences and thus alter the stories we tell in fundamental ways...Finley has done important work."" - Journal of Southern History A deeply researched and nuanced study. . . . Overall, a significant achievement."" --Coordinating Council for Women in History Finley deserves credit for choosing to highlight arguably one of the historically most oppressed groups. Instead of focusing on their oppression, she looks at what they contributed in terms of economic, social and emotional labor but also, under the most dire circumstances, at their small acts of resistance which can inspire all of us who are fighting for a better future."" -Against the Current Finley's focus is always squarely on the women themselves ... An Intimate Economy will find interested readers not just among historians, but also sociologists, advocates, and policymakers seeking to understand and remedy economic inequity, both past and present."" - H-Early-America"

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Alexandra Finley is assistant professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh.

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