Format:
1 Online-Ressource (352 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9798400649288
Content:
Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance world. This resource brings together engagingly written biographical profiles of 70 women, most of whom are unsung, but all of whom are remarkable for their courage, initiative, and accomplishments in a world where the conventional wisdom was for women to be chaste, silent, and obedient. The women profiled here represent 18 countries and excelled in 19 fields of endeavor. They include artists, builders, mystics, political leaders, religious activists, diarists and dramatists, poets and writers, and scholars. In a world where women were taught to prefer silence to speech and self-expression, and where an assertive woman was considered an abnormal one, these women did speak out and assert themselves. This often required the courage to refute the moral dictates of the time, to put themselves at risk for their beliefs, or to take political power for themselves. Some women succeeded and some were destroyed in their efforts. These profiles, prepared by specialists in women's history, are based on the latest scholarship and offer a wealth of information not available elsewhere. Each profile features biographical data, an engagingly written biographical essay that discusses the woman's life in the context of her society, and bibliographic sources for further research. This work makes the lives of these extraordinary women accessible to the wide audience of students and interested readers and is ideal for student research
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Introduction Akka Mah=ad=ev=i Anguissola, Sofonisba Askew, Anne Barton, Elizabeth Blanche of Castile Bridget of Sweden Cary, Elizabeth Catherine of Siena Christina of Denmark Christina of Markyate Clement, Margaret Giggs Clifford, Lady Anne Colonna, Vittoria The Cooke Sisters Datini, Margherita Dentiere, Marie Dormer, Jane Elisabeth of Schonau Elizabeth of Braunschweig d'Este, Isabella Félicie, Jacqueline Fontanta, Lavinia Franco, Veronica Gambara, Veronica Gentileschi, Artemisia Gonzaga, Giulia Grumbach, Argula von Halkett, Anne Hardwick, Elizabeth Hélisenne de Crenne Hrotsvit of Gandersheim Hürrem Sultan Inglis, Esther Izumi Shikibu Jadwiga of Poland Juana of Castile Komnena, Anna Kottaner, Helene Labé, Louise Lanyer, Aemelia León, Lucretia de Locke, Anne Luther, Katherine Malinche Margaret of Anjou Margaret of Austria Valois, Marguerite de Mary of Hungary Mechtild of Magdeburg Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Montfort, Eleanor de Murasaki Shikibu Nzinga, Queen of Angola Ono no Komachi Pirckheimer Caritas Poiters, Diane de Porete, Marguerite Raziya, the Sultan Renée of Ferrara Roper, Margaret More Salinas, Maria de Sei Shonagon Sforza, Caterina Stampa, Gaspara Stuart, Arbella Teerlinc, Levina Weston, Elizabeth Jane Willoughby, Catherine Wroth, Mary Zell, Katharina Notable Women by Title, Occupation, or Main Area of Interest Notable Women by Country or Region Timeline of Historical Events Selected Bibliography Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313306594
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9798400649288
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