Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser
Published: May 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781573240390
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography; Women's studies; World history: c 500 to C 1500; Middle Ages, 500-1500; Women - Medieval History; Humor; History - General History; Women's Studies - History; Women; Medieval; Humor / General; History; General; Biography
First sentence: Shades of Rosy the Riveter-a woman with the delightful name of Fya upper Bach (I guess the upper Bachs wanted to distance themselves from those trashy lower Bachs) took advantage of the career opportunities in black-smithing-and did it six centuries before American women were exhorted to get into heavy metal for the World War II war effort.