Medieval Women News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Strange Horizons - Nun, Widow, Wife, and More!: Career Options for Medieval Women By Rachel Hartman

Strange Horizons - Nun, Widow, Wife, and More!: Career Options for Medieval Women By Rachel Hartman
strangehorizons.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from strangehorizons.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

France generalAmym froideJoan youngRachel hartmanTania bayardChristiane klapisch zuberMichelle perrotJoan young greggChristopher columbusErika uitzLatin schoolChristine de pisanAmy unboundedMedieval womenMiddle agesYoung gregg

First exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain to open at the British Library

Beyond the Bassline, taking place from 26 April – 26 August at the British Library, is the first major exhibition to document the 500-year musical journey of African and Caribbean people in Britain.

United kingdomCity ofMykaell rileyJoan armatradingEddy grantMusic research unitUniversity of westminsterBristol bamboo clubBritish libraryBlack britishBamboo clubReggae klubFour acesMiddle agesSilk roadMedieval women

Gifts that live on, from best bodices to money for bridge repairs: Women s wills in medieval France give a glimpse into their surprising independence

European women’s rights expanded in early medieval cities, though they were still limited. Last wills and testaments were some of the few documents women could dictate themselves.

Jacques chiffoleauhasAlasacia boeteAlasacia guillaumeGassende raynaudJohannes aymericiDouce raynaudGuimona rubastenquiMiddle agesBetween eveCatholic massesDulcie marineMedieval womenMiddle agesMarried women

Letters and embroidery allowed medieval women to express their forbidden emotions

While the wider literature tells us that medieval women were silent and passive, their letters and embroideries tell a different story.

Johan huizingaElizabeth talbotAline le despenserAlessandra strozziLisa kaborychaMedieval europeRenaissance italyCorresponding renaissanceLetters writtenItalian womenEducate meEuropean middle agesEdieval historyMedieval womenMiddle ages

Anglo Saxon Women s Wills: Freeing The Enslaved As Testimony Of Piety

Christian values are hardly reconcilable with slavery but in medieval England pious ladies saved their souls by freeing the enslaved in their wills.

West sussexUnited kingdomViki holtonHult international business schoolResearch fellow adjunct at ashridge executive educationGilles de romeKing alfredPrayer booksAll premiumAncient originsResearch fellowAshridge executive educationHult international businessChanging livesBritish womenAnglo saxon