2010/03/25 by Anne Laurence · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Art
paper · doi:10.1080/09612021003633911
openalex publication_date 2010/03/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Lady Betty Hastings (1682–1739) was extremely well known in her lifetime as a philanthropist, making a speciality of supporting godly causes. It has always been supposed that she made benefactions for religion and education out of her landed wealth. This article explores how she engaged with the stock market to make money for worthy causes and considers how charitable, religious, educational, political and financial concerns came together in the circles of her friends and family.