Reources on roles of women in Arthurian literature.
A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.
Essay by R. G. Ferrell, exploring some of the roles played by women in the structure and functioning of guilds.
Links to primary sources, teaching resources and on-line bibliographies on medieval women.
Starting point for research about the European witch trials of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1100-1700 AD). Fully footnoted.
A short article that analyses issues in medieval prostitution such as civic control and social attitudes. Focuses primarily on Italy.
Short overview of the formal education of European women in medieval times, which includes aspects such as the policy of the Christian church towards this issue, and how class differences impacted on educational opportunities. Includes links to related articles on Christine de Pizan.
This essay touches on aspects of the lives of medieval women such as childbirth, early mortality, economic status relating to marriage and religion. Presented in rich text format rather than HTML.
Short biographies on selected medieval women.
Essay which looks back to the lives of women in the years of the first millennium - Western Europe, Byzantium, The Muslim World and Far East.
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