These markers typically take time to form ... While today’s women typically live six years longer than men in the U.S., the Medieval period offers a stark reminder of how societal inequalities ...

This alliance lasted centuries and arguably enabled the Uí Dúnlainge to take a firmer grasp of ... Research on women in medieval Ireland has been gaining traction recently and fills an important ...

The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women. This volume, an amazing act of historical recovery and reconstruction, offers a comprehensive examination of ...