Season 2: Episode #46: How did 16th century English women manage businesses? with Dr. Katherine Koh

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke chat with Dr. Katherine Koh about her research on women who ran businesses in 16th century England-- a little represented topic. We are so excited join her to remind everyone that in every era and every region women have had agency, labored, and thrived. Tune in!

Transcript

Dr. Katherine Koh is a professor at La Sierra University. She earned her PhD in Early Modern British History at the University of California, Riverside. She earned her MPhil in Early Modern European History at the University of Cambridge, England. She herself attended La Sierra University, Riverside, earning dual degrees in History and English Literature. Her primary field of research is reformation history, focusing on the impact of the Protestant Reformation on St. John's College, Oxford and its relationship with their primary benefactors, the Merchant Taylors' Company, London. Her secondary field of study is Imperial Russia, particularly during the reign of Catherine the Great.