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Medieval Women in Their Own Words
Medieval Women in Their Own Words
Description: "Abigail Spencer and Nicola Jennings talk to Eleanor Jackson, curator of the British Museum's exhibition about the lives of medieval women seen through a collection of extraordinary illuminated manuscripts and early books. Eleanor highlights the role of women such as the 15th-century illuminator Sibilla von Bondorf, a nun at a Clarissan convent in South Germany, and Christine de Pizan, author of the first history of women and other important texts at the French court, and Julian of Norwich, the mystic anchorite who wrote the first known book by a woman in the English language. The exhibition also strives to connect the lives of medieval women with those of their contemporary peers through themes such as childbirth, divorce, sex-work, cosmetics, and the gender pay gap."
Highlight: Jewish Women in Medieval England
Highlight: Jewish Women in Medieval England
Watch: Adrienne Williams Boyarin, “Jewish Women in Medieval England”
Description: "This video provides a context for understanding Jewish life in medieval England, and examines the lives of several Jewish women living there in the thirteenth century. Documents prepared for English administration on behalf of the crown provide glimpses into the activities of these women, many of whom were successful and active members of their communities."
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Further Reading
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