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Abstract
Abstract
In the nineteenth century, Maria Edgeworth, Jane Marcet, Harriet Martineau, and Millicent Garrett Fawcett played a prominent role in popularizing the principles of political economy. They employed a variety of genres and narrative techniques to convey their lessons to a variety of readerships. Using the division of labor as a case study, the following questions are addressed: What did these women’s writings about the principles of political economy have in common and how did they differ? How did genre, narrative technique, and intended audience affect the content of what they wrote? To what extent did they convey the principles found in their sources?
