A collection of links that focuses on women in medieval history. Their contributions, their life and the way they influenced their society and the modern world.
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- Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum) A look at the impact of the Crusades on women.
- Medieval Women An Interactive Exploration 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.
- Women in Medieval Deccan Status of Women in 14th Century South India. Outlines specific traditions practiced in medieval regions.
- The Beguines Research essay on the history and spirituality of the Beguines, a twelfth-century religious movement.
- The Apparel of Women A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.
- Silent Voices: Women 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.
- Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades Short biographies on selected medieval women.
- Women In The Year 1000 C.E. - Women in World History Curriculum 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.
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook Catalogue of sources relevant to the study of medieval gender roles.
- Bibliography on Women Writers A comprehensive list of books and articles with information on women writers of the Middle Ages.