Medieval Woman's Companion - Morrison Susan Signe
2016 Foreword INDIES Award Winner in 3 Categories:Bronze: Women's StudiesHonorable Mention: HistoryHonorable Mention: Young Adult NonfictionWhat have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to…
Specifikacia Medieval Woman's Companion - Morrison Susan Signe
2016 Foreword INDIES Award Winner in 3 Categories:Bronze: Women's StudiesHonorable Mention: HistoryHonorable Mention: Young Adult NonfictionWhat 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, marvelous 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