Gillian Tett

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1,226 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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The Story of Money · The 18th-century woman who made saving possible for the poor · 27 May 2026 podcast

So just for a moment though, imagine you're a hard-working woman in the late 1700s. voice-verified

You've got a bit of money that you've really struggled to collect, not a fortune, but you want to keep it. voice-verified

So the question is, where do you put it if the banking system is closed to women? voice-verified

Well, that's certainly one option, and many people have done that over the years. voice-verified

But there wasn't any safety with that. voice-verified

If you put it in a sock, someone might steal that sock. voice-verified

Absolutely not. voice-verified

However, there was a woman who decided to start changing it. voice-verified

And her name has often been written out of the history books, but she was called Priscilla Wakefield. voice-verified

She was an educational author and a Quaker who in 1798 set up the first ever Women and Children's Bank. voice-verified

And that would go on to change not just how banking worked for women. voice-verified

But in many ways create a precedent for everyone which, as I said before, has got parallels to the emerging markets today. voice-verified

Absolutely. voice-verified

Or the buzz phrase today is she was one of the first people to promote the concept of financial inclusion. voice-verified

So, to talk about how she did that and the role that people like Priscilla Wakefield played, we're going to be devoting our episode today to precisely that extraordinary history. voice-verified

Welcome to the Story of Money with me, Gillian Tett. voice-verified

And here to tell us all about Priscilla Wakefield and why she was so remarkable, we have Victoria Bateman. voice-verified

Hi Victoria. voice-verified

Hello, great to be with you. voice-verified

Lovely to have you as well. voice-verified

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