From How Roman women got around the banking system : Past Horizons Archaeology.
"Lazarus concludes that the activity of women in the business sector in ancient Rome went far beyond lending as there is frequent written evidence of women participating in the world of commerce and business. Women headed shipping, textile manufacturing and footwear companies, they traded in luxury goods and food products or even managed accommodation businesses."
For more, see: Roman Women Invented Microcredit, by Judith Weingarten.
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