Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramírez

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

Janina Ramírez

447 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
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A groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history and why it matters The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings; a patriarchal society that oppressed and exc...

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