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Record Number: 13708 Author(s)/Creator(s): Medioli , Francesca. Contributor(s): Title: To Take or Not to Take the Veil: Selected Italian Case Histories, the Renaissance and After [The author briefly surveys cases of young women who were forced to become nuns by family members in order to co-opt their inheritances]. Source: Women in Italian Renaissance Culture and Society.  Edited by Letizia Panizza.  European Humanities Research Centre, University of Oxford, 2000.  Pages 122 - 137. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Family Monasticism Nuns- Compelled to Take Vows Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15- 16- 17- 18 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 1900755092

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