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Author Morrison, Susan Signe, 1959- author.

Title A medieval woman's companion : women's lives in the European Middle Ages / Susan Signe Morrison
Published Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Summary What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvellous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted with detail, A Medieval Woman's Companion offers a wealth of information about real medieval women who are now considered vital for understanding the Middle Ages in a full and nuanced way. Short biographies of 20 medieval women illustrate how they have anticipated and shaped current concerns, including access to education; creative emotional outlets such as art, theatre, romantic fiction, and music; marriage and marital rights; fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, contraception and gynecology; sex trafficing and sexual violence; the balance of work and family; faith; and disability. Their legacy abides until today in attitudes to contemporary women that have their roots in the medieval period. The final chapter suggests how 20th and 21st century feminist and gender theories can be applied to and complicated by medieval women's lives and writings. Doubly marginalised due to gender and the remoteness of the time period, medieval women's accomplishments are acknowledged and presented in a way that readers can appreciate and find inspiring. Ideal for high school and college classroom use in courses ranging from history and literature to women's and gender studies, an accompanying website with educational links, images, downloadable curriculum guide, and interactive blog will be made available at the time of publication
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244)
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Subject Guðrún Ósvifursdóttir
Guðrún Þorbjarnardóttir.
Hrotsvitha, approximately 935-approximately 975.
Emma, Queen, consort of Canute I, King of England, -1052.
Margaret, Queen, consort of Malcolm III, King of Scotland, approximately 1045-1093.
Matilda, Queen, consort of Henry I, King of England, 1080-1118.
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373.
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
SUBJECT Matilda, Queen, consort of Henry I, King of England, 1080-1118 fast
Margaret, Queen, consort of Malcolm III, King of Scotland, approximately 1045-1093 fast
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 fast
Hrotsvitha, approximately 935-approximately 975 fast
Emma, Queen, consort of Canute I, King of England, -1052 fast
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373 fast
Subject Women -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500
Women -- Europe -- Social conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
Women -- Middle Ages
Women -- Social conditions
Historia -- Europa -- medeltiden.
Livsberättelser -- levnadsförhållanden.
History -- Europe -- Middle Ages.
Life stories -- living conditions.
History -- Europe -- Middle Ages.
Life stories -- living conditions.
Kvinnor.
Europe
Europa.
Genre/Form Electronic book
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781785700804
1785700804
9781785700828
1785700820