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Record Number: 1793 Author(s)/Creator(s): Galloway , Penelope. Contributor(s): Title: Discreet and Devout Maidens: Women's Involvement in Beguine Communities in Northern France, 1200-1500 [explores the efforts of rulers (including the countesses of Flanders, Jeanne and Marguerite), members of the bourgeoisie, and beguines themselves to develop and finance beguine houses in Douai and Lille]. Source: Medieval Women in Their Communities.  Edited by Diane Watt.  University of Toronto Press, 1997.  Pages 92 - 115. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Beguines Douai, Nord, France Flanders Lay Piety Lille, Nord, France Patronage, Ecclesiastical Wills Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 13- 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: Balliol College, University of Oxford Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0802042899

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