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Record Number:
8399
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Warren , Nancy Bradley.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Pregnancy and Productivity: The Imagery of Female Monasticism Within and Beyond the Cloister Walls [drawing on the exemplum of the Pregnant Abbess and the didactic work, "Book to a Mother, " the author argues that they strive to control women's productivity and regulate women's use of property; the Brigittine Order provides a counter example which encourages women's productivity, values women's work, and legitimates women's rights to control material resources]
Source:
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 28, 3 (Fall 1998): Pages 531 - 552.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Book to a Mother, Middle English Prose Didactic Work
Brigittine Order
Economics in Literature
Monasticism
Sexuality in Literature
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14- 15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Author's Affiliation:
University of Michigan
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
10829636