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Record Number: 6998 Author(s)/Creator(s): Galloway , Penelope. Contributor(s): Title: Life, Learning, and Wisdom: The Forms and Functions of Beguine Education [the author briefly considers the kinds of education offered to young students in beguinages in Douai and Lille; she goes on to consider the many different responsibilities that beguines had to undertake in the urban economy, from accountants to landlords and nurses to traders in cloth; the variety of jobs and extent of beguine economic success argue for a very good system of training and education for the beguines themselves]. Source: Medieval Monastic Education.  Edited by George Ferzoco and Carolyn Muessig.  Leicester University Press, 2000.  Pages 153 - 167. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Beguines Douai, Nord, France Economics Education Lille, Nord, France Women in Religion Work Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 13- 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: One table. Accounts from the beguinage of St. Elizabeth in Lille, 1487- 1495. Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Bristol Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0718502469

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