Directory of Medieval Resources

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A collection of links that focuses on women in medieval history. Their contributions, their life and the way they influenced their society and the modern world.

Subcategories

• Biography

Resources in This Category

• Bibliography on Women Writers

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/womenbib.asp
  A comprehensive list of books and articles with information on women writers of the Middle Ages.

• Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades

  http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine.html
  Short biographies on selected medieval women.

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1v.asp
  Catalogue of sources relevant to the study of medieval gender roles.

• Medieval Women An Interactive Exploration

  http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.html
  An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society.

• Silent Voices: Women in the Middle Ages

  http://www.subverbis.com/essays/medievalwomen.rtf
  This essay touches on aspects of the lives of medieval women such as childbirth, early mortality, economic status relating to marriage and religion. Presented in rich text format rather than HTML.

• The Apparel of Women

  http://www.ewtn.com/library/SOURCES/APPAREL.TXT
  A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.

• The Beguines

  http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html
  Research essay on the history and spirituality of the Beguines, a twelfth-century religious movement.

• Women in Medieval Deccan

  http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/women.htm
  Status of Women in 14th Century South India. Outlines specific traditions practiced in medieval regions.

• Women In The Year 1000 C.E. - Women in World History Curriculum

  http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/women1000.html
  Essay which looks back to the lives of women in the years of the first millennium - Western Europe, Byzantium, The Muslim World and Far East.

• Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum)

  http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html
  A look at the impact of the Crusades on women.

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