Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 15652
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Bennett , Judith M.
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  • Title: England: Women and Gender [The author provides an overview of recent historiographic issues for the study of women and gender in late medieval England. Topics highlighted include the recent emphasis on the many differences in medieval women's conditions (social status, stage in the life course, ethnicity, religious status, and more), changes over time, medieval expectations of the roles and behaviors for women, and the impact of women's history on the history of medieval England in general. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages.  Edited by S. H. Rigby.  Blackwell Companions to British History. Blackwell Publishing, 2003.  Pages 87 - 106.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Gender Historiography Social Class Women's History Women's Status
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 12- 13- 14- 15
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  • Year of Publication: 2003.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0631217851