Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 4607
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Shadis , Miriam
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  • Title: Women, Gender, and Rulership in Romance Europe: The Iberian Case
  • Source: History Compass 4, 3 ( 2006): Pages 481 - 487.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Gender Politics Queens Rulers Women in Active Roles
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  • Geographic Area: Iberia
  • Century: 12- 13- 14- 15
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  • Abstract: This essay outlines some main themes of gender and rulership in Iberian history from the early twelfth through the fifteenth centuries. Focusing mainly on queens, the essay also addresses the experience of other elite women and men, looking at the nexus of gender ideology and the practical requirements of monarchy. [Reproduce from the journal website: http://www.blackwell-compass.com/subject/history/]
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  • Author's Affiliation: Ohio University
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  • Year of Publication: 2006.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 14780542