Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 10613
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): McAuliffe , Mary.
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  • Title: The Lady in the Tower: The Social and Political Role of Women in Tower Houses [responsible for food, hospitality, and comfort. Some women also built tower houses and waged war].
  • Source: The Fragility of Her Sex?: Medieval Irishwomen in Their European Context.  Edited by Christine Meek and Katherine Simms.  Four Courts Press, 1996.  Pages 153 - 162.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Architecture- Secular Daily Life Ireland Noble Women Tower Houses Warfare and Warriors
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: General
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  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 1851821724