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Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages by Janina RamÃrez
4 reviews
lucyatoz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
For Women's History Month 2024, I read Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it by Janina Ramirez. It is an interesting telling of history, with details on physical archaeology and historic documents punctuated with research from new scientific methodology, such as DNA analysis, weaved with a fictional narrative, which is mainly sensible, to round out each chapter.
Each chapter tells the story of some well-known and some much lesser known women starting with the Suffragettes Movement of the late 1800's and early 1900's before moving onto women from the Middle Ages including Hildegard of Bingen, the Birka Warrior, Jadwiga, Aethelflaed, Margery Kemp and Cathars. We are taken around Europe as we learn about each of these women and the world in which they lived.
I own a copy of this book and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 39, non-fiction recommended by a friend, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Each chapter tells the story of some well-known and some much lesser known women starting with the Suffragettes Movement of the late 1800's and early 1900's before moving onto women from the Middle Ages including Hildegard of Bingen, the Birka Warrior, Jadwiga, Aethelflaed, Margery Kemp and Cathars. We are taken around Europe as we learn about each of these women and the world in which they lived.
I own a copy of this book and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 39, non-fiction recommended by a friend, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry
Moderate: War, Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Cursing
cglharmony's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
This was one of my favorite books I read this year. I loved the mix of evidence that the author brings to tell the stories of these women, both popular and less known.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, War, and Religious bigotry
nell71's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
Great book, pity about the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, Murder, and Forced institutionalization
morgancleaver's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry
Minor: Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism
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