Historian Linda Paterson explores the rise of the troubadours – the poetic performers who turned love, politics and desire ...

In medieval Europe, many upper-class women delegated breastfeeding to hired wet nurses—a practice deeply influenced by classical medicine, social status, and gender norms. This episode explores how ...

University of California Press, 256 Pages Medieval women were not supposed to be high achievers — at least not in the male arena of fame and fortune. Women, in whatever guise, rarely won recognition, ...

Co-curated by Jackson and Julian Harrison, “ Medieval Women: In Their Own Words ” spotlights queens, nuns, authors, warriors, physicians and artisans alike.

Richard Goddard, Female Merchants? Women, Debt, and Trade in Later Medieval England, 1266–1532, Journal of British Studies, Vol. 58, No. 3 (JULY 2019), pp. 494-518 ...

Published: March 4, 2025 12:58pm EST Post-Medieval Europe (from the 16th to the 18th century), was when the patriarchal family became the entrenched norm.