Read:
Wendy Belcher, “Medieval African and European Texts about the Queen of Sheba”
The Kebra Nagast (chapters 21-32, 84-90)
Description: "Professor Kisha Tracy (English Studies) presents a discussion of The Medieval Black Mother. Centering artistic and literary representations of the Black Madonna and the African mother of empires, Sogolon Condé - thus, focusing especially on religious and ruling figures - this presentation explores the Black Mother in the global medieval period, a figure that has rarely been centralized, as well as make connections to the modern image of the Black Mother (for instance, statistics about pregnancy issues for Black mothers, etc.)."
Read/Watch: Anne-Marie Bouttiaux and Marc Ghysels, "Scrofulous Sogolon—Scanning the Sunjata Epic" (download the article to read)
Take a Look: Lone Medievalist Women of the Middle Ages Project
Description: This video complements the article linked above.
What were the different experiences of medieval noble women and women of lower social stature?
What are the responsibilities of medieval queen-mothers?
What was the experience of medieval motherhood?