Eileen Power

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Eileen Power was a prominent British economic historian and medievalist known for her influential work on medieval society, trade, and women's history.

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instanceOf economic historian
historian of women
human
medievalist
areaOfInfluence history of medieval trade
history of women in the Middle Ages
study of medieval society
causeOfDeath heart failure
coFounded Economic History Review
Economic History Society
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1889-01-09
dateOfDeath 1940-08-08
educatedAt Girton College, Cambridge
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
employer London School of Economics
University of London
familyName Power
fieldOfWork economic history
medieval history
social history
women's history
genre historical writing
non-fiction
givenName Eileen
influenced development of economic history as a discipline in Britain
modern approaches to medieval social history
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge
name Eileen Power self-link
nationality British
notableStudent Michael Postan
notableWork Medieval English Nunneries, c. 1275–1535
Medieval People
The Goodman of Paris (Le Ménagier de Paris) translation
The Paycockes of Coggeshall
The Wool Trade in English Medieval History
occupation broadcaster
historian
university teacher
placeOfBirth Altrincham
Cheshire
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics
sexOrGender female
spouse Michael Postan
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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