Title: Medieval women in their communities
Description: The lives of women in religious communities in late medieval Europe are the main focus of this volume which brings together a body of original research by historians and literary scholars and discusses a variety of such communities in France, Germany and Wales. The perspective is also broadened to include the lives of women in relation to the local community in places as far apart as East Anglian and southern Italy.
Subjects: Women, History, Europe, Women, history, middle ages, 500-1500, Social conditions, Convents, Community life, Women, europe, Women, history, Femmes, Histoire, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Women's Studies, Middle Ages, Nonne, Beginen, Lebensgemeinschaft, Frau, Gender Studies & Sexuality, Gender & Ethnic Studies, Social Sciences
Places: Europe
Time periods: Middle Ages, 500-1500