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100 1 _aKemp-Welch, Alice
245 1 0 _aOf Six Mediæval Women; To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens
246 1 _aOf Six Mediaeval Women; To Which Is Added A Note on Mediaeval Gardens
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-31
505 0 _aIntroduction -- A tenth-century dramatist, Roswitha the nun -- A twelfth-century romance-writer, Marie de France -- A thirteenth-century mystic and beguine, Mechthild of Magdeburg -- A fourteenth-century art-patron and philanthropist, Mahaut, Countess of Artois -- A fifteenth-century feministe, Christine de Pisan -- Agnes Sorel -- A note on mediaeval gardens.
508 _aProduced by Meredith Bach, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Of Six Mediæval Women" by Alice Kemp-Welch is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and contributions of six notable women from the medieval period, specifically focusing on their roles as writers, mystics, or influential figures within their societies. It seeks to highlight their achievements in a time when women's contributions were often overlooked or undervalued. The opening of the work sets the stage for a thoughtful examination of medieval womanhood, drawing attention to historical silences that have obscured the experiences of women during this era. It discusses the limited documentation of women's lives, emphasizing the importance of examining few recorded instances, such as those of Roswitha, Marie de France, and Christine de Pisan, to understand the broader societal roles women played. Kemp-Welch uses these figures to illustrate how women navigated the constraints of their time, often through creativity and intellect, while also hinting at their significant, albeit often informal, impacts on their communities and cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGardens
653 _aHrotsvitha, approximately 935-approximately 975
653 _aMarie, de France, active 12th century
653 _aMechthild, of Magdeburg, approximately 1212-approximately 1282
653 _aMahaut, d'Artois, 1268-1329
653 _aChristine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431
653 _aSorel, Agnès, approximately 1422-1450
653 _aWomen -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31843
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