Power, Professor Eileen (1889–1940)
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A leading medieval historian of the interwar years, Power was influential in the development of economic history as a discipline, working closely with her husband M.M. Postan. She was also a pioneer in introducing ideas from the social sciences to history.
- Forenames:
- Eileen
- Surname:
- Power
- Title:
- Professor
- Dates:
- 1889–1940
- Institutions:
- Cambridge Economic History of Europe
Economic History Review
Economic History Society
University of London (London School of Economics) - Significant posts:
- Editor, Cambridge Economic History of Europe
Professor of Economic History, University of London (London School of Economics) - Contemporaries:
- Bloch, Marc
Clapham, John Harold
Postan, Michael Moissey
Tawney, Richard Henry - Influenced:
- Bennett, H. S.
Clark, Alice
George, Dorothy
Marshall, Dorothy
Pinchbeck, Ivy
Postan, Michael Moissey - Themes:
- Economic history
Medieval history
Social history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- Eileen Power, Medieval People (London, 1924)
Other reading
- Maxine Berg, 'The first women economic historians', Economic History Review, 45, 2 (1992), 308–29
- 'Under the western historian's eyes: Eileen Power and the early feminist encounter with colonialism', History Workshop Journal, 42 (1996), 147–68
- Bridget Hill, 'Women's history: a study in change, continuity or standing still?', Women's History Review, 2, 1 (1993), 5–22
