What Is a Feminist Approach to Research in the History of Economic Thought? Methods in the Field

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ID6444100
AuthorsSarah F Small (0000-0002-7458-9212, corresponding author), Laura Beltran Figueroa (0009-0001-7659-6053)
Year2025
Volume15-1
Pages5-29
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOEconomia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2113-5207 • E-ISSN: 2269-8450
PublisherAssociation Œconomia (PUBLISHER • FR)
DOI10.4000/14q2h
OpenAlexW7082642825
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited87

Despite growing literature on women in the history of economic thought and feminist economic methodology, little work has been done to outline a feminist approach to research in history of economic thought. Drawing from methods in feminist history and feminist economics, we describe two distinct approaches: (1) history of feminist economic thought, which examines the trajectory of economic thinking on patriarchy, intersectionality, and social provisioning, and (2) feminist history of economic thought. In this realm, we offer feminist perspectives on several approaches to research in the history of economic thought, including: (a) the Matilda effect; (b) corpus development; (c) archival studies; (d) the role of biography; and (e) oral history, linguistic, and network studies. Ultimately, this article sets forth a guide for feminist economists interested in pursuing research in the history of economic thought and challenges an “add gender and stir” approach to research in the field

Feminism · Feminist philosophy · Feminist theory · Field (mathematics · Life history · Social history (medicine · Women's history · Work (physics · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geophysical Studies · Geological Modeling and Analysis

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