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• - Resources to help incorporate texts by medieval women writers into elementary through intermediate Latin or French classes. Includes texts by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, medieval Latin poems, Christine de Pizan, excerpts from medieval French and Occitan wome
  
• - Very short biographies of selected female philosophers.
  
• - This site features paintings from the medieval period that focus on women, and the depicted costume is analysed. The text can be slightly difficult to read being green on a brown background.
  
• - Short overview of the formal education of European women in medieval times, which includes aspects such as the policy of the Christian church towards this issue, and how class differences impacted on educational opportunities. Includes links to related ar
  
• - A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.
  
• - A look at the impact of the Crusades on women.
  
• - A short article that analyses issues in medieval prostitution such as civic control and social attitudes. Focuses primarily on Italy.
  
• - Explore the life of a woman living in Paris c.1400. Includes sections on the nunnery, the court, the world of work, and a scriptorium which contains music, texts, and images.
  
• - Short biographies on selected medieval women.
  
• - Status of Women in 14th Century South India. Outlines specific traditions practiced in medieval regions.
  
• - Essay which looks back to the lives of women in the years of the first millennium - Western Europe, Byzantium, The Muslim World and Far East.
  
• - Essay by R. G. Ferrell, exploring some of the roles played by women in the structure and functioning of guilds.
  
• - Articles on medieval women's involvement in music, from the On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
  
• - Women artists, self-portraits, and representations of womanhood from the Middle Ages to the Present.
  
• - A list of Medieval female philosophers, with short biographies about selected individuals.
  
• - A comprehensive list of books and articles with information on women writers of the Middle Ages.
  
• - Links to primary sources, teaching resources and on-line bibliographies on medieval women.
  
• - Starting point for research about the European witch trials of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1100-1700 AD). Fully footnoted.
  
• - Home page for the Medieval Women's Choir, an early music performing ensemble.
  
• - An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society.
  
• - Review of web resources on women and medieval studies.
  
• - Reources on roles of women in Arthurian literature.
  
• - Research essay on the history and spirituality of the Beguines, a twelfth-century religious movement.
  
• - Index of publications on women, sexuality and gender in the Middle Ages.
  
• - This essay touches on aspects of the lives of medieval women such as childbirth, early mortality, economic status relating to marriage and religion. Presented in rich text format rather than HTML.
  
• - Catalogue of sources relevant to the study of medieval gender roles.
  
• - Comprehensive list of works on Byzantine women, compiled by a group of internationally recognised scholars.