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Harriett Bradley Fitt
1892–1980
Best known for a clear-eyed study of England’s enclosure movement, this early 20th-century economic historian wrote with the aim of making a complex social change understandable. Her work still reaches readers today through major digital libraries and reprints.
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The Enclosures in England: An Economic Reconstruction
by Harriett Bradley Fitt
About the author
Harriett Bradley Fitt (1892–1980) is chiefly known for The Enclosures in England: An Economic Reconstruction, first published in 1918. The book examines how the enclosure movement reshaped English agriculture and rural life, and it has remained accessible through sources such as Project Gutenberg and library catalogs.
The original publication identifies her as Harriett Bradley, Ph.D., and notes that she was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Vassar College and a sometime University Fellow in Economics. Those details suggest a scholar with a strong academic footing who was writing for readers interested in both history and economics.
Reliable public information about her personal life appears to be limited, so the focus stays on the work itself. What stands out is her direct, research-minded approach: she took a major historical transformation and explained it in a way that still makes the subject approachable for modern readers.