Pat Hudson
Pat Hudson was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Cardiff.Education
In 1971 Hudson was awarded a B.Sc. Economics from the London School of Economics and this was followed in 1981 by a PhD in History and Economic History from the University of York.Research
Hudson is an economic historian of the British Industrial Revolution, whose research has focused on the wider economic, social and cultural aspects of industrialisation, beyond the role of individual entrepreneurs and inventions. She has also researched the textile industry, especially wool textiles, proto-industrialisation, regional and local history. Some of her work has also stressed the appropriate use of economic theory for historians and quantitative research methods.Selected publications
