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Amy Louise Erickson is a Professor of Feminist History at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of History and the Cambridge Group for the History of Population & Social Structure. Her career spans decades of research on gendered economic, social, and legal structures in early modern England, alongside contributions to the history of women's education in the 20th century.
- PhD, University of Cambridge (1991)
- Research Fellowship, Girton College, Cambridge
Her research focuses on:
- Gendered economic structures
- Women's property rights and legal frameworks
- Marriage and inheritance practices
- Urban economies in early modern Europe
- Female entrepreneurship and labor
- Historical demography and population studies
Recent publications highlight her expertise in textile history, gender and capitalism, and legal-economic intersections. She co-directs the Occupational Structure of England & Wales 1379-1911 research program and contributes to public history initiatives like the City Women in the 18th Century exhibition.
- Kerstin Hesselgren Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Uppsala
- Partner, Leverhulme Network 'Producing Change: Gender and Work in Early Modern Europe'
- Early Career Researcher Advocate, Cambridge Faculty of History
She supervises PhD and MPhil theses on topics including:
- Debt imprisonment and financial failure
- Land markets and inheritance
- Time use in 19th-century London
- Apprenticeship systems
