Women Intellectuals and Leaders in the Middle A. Kerby-Fulton, Bugyis, Van-E**

Name: Women Intellectuals and Leaders in the Middle A. Kerby-Fulton, Bugyis, Van-E**
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Wide-ranging examination of women's achievements in and influence on many aspects of medieval culture.\nMedieval women were normally denied access to public educational institutions, and so also denied the gateways to most leadership positions. Modern scholars have therefore tended to study learned medieval women as simply anomalies, and women generally as victims. This volume, however, argues instead for a via media. Drawing upon manuscript and archival sources, scholars here show that more medieval women attained some form of learning than hitherto imagined, and that women with such legal, social or ecclesiastical knowledge also often exercised professional or communal leadership.\nBringing together contributors from the disciplines of literature, history and religion, this volume\n\nWomen Intellectuals and Leaders in the Middle Ages\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that th;