Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


Christine de Pisan and her son

 

Article of the Month

Indexers select an article or essay at the beginning of each month that is outstanding in its line of argument, wealth of significances, and writing style. We particularly look for pieces that will be useful as course readings.

 

 

 

 

December 2011

Clanchy, Michael.  "Did Mothers Teach their Children to Read?”   Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400-1400: Essays Presented to Henrietta Leyser.   Edited by Conrad Leyser and Lesley Smith.  Ashgate, 2011.  Pages 129-153.

Clanchy, Michael. Did Mothers Teach their Children to Read? Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400-1400: Essays Presented to Henrietta Leyser.
DESTORRENTS Ramón | Saint Anne & the Virgin. Detail.
| Mid 14 c | Spanish | Gothic | Catalonia. Spain.
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