Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 33476
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Cohen , Mark R.,
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  • Title: Women and Poverty
  • Source: The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages: An Anthology of Documents from the Cairo Geniza.Mark R. Cohen.  Princeton University Press, 2005.  Pages 83 - 94.
  • Description: Includes translations of seven letters written on behalf of poor Jewish women requesting help for themselves and for their children. The letters are addressed to various leaders of the Jewish community.
  • Article Type: Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Jews Waiting to be Indexed
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  • Geographic Area: Northern Africa
  • Century: 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: Princeton University
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  • Year of Publication: 2005.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9780691092621