Interesting article from PBS NewsHour about how apart from Downton Abbey protagonist Lady Mary Crawley, women weren’t involved in financial decision making in the early 20th century, and thus, were assumed to know squat.
Thank goodness that era is behind us!
Lessons from Downton Abbey about women and money
February 11, 2015 at 2:30 PM EST
In season five of Downton Abbey, the cook, Mrs. Patmore inherits some money. She doesn’t know what to do with it, so she asks Mr. Carson, the butler, for investment advice. Nevermind that Carson, who’s been living in servitude for a good many years, hasn’t a clue. He handles the inquiry with all the self-assuredness of a man who’s accustomed to making financial decisions. Meanwhile, the sage housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes, urges Mrs. Patmore to ask a man who really knows his way around the world.
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