Medieval Women

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Women Writers Of The Middle Ages

The Paston Letters and Papers
Linked from the E-Text Library, University of Virginia

Middle Dutch Manuscript c. 1374,
Vellum, "The Legend of the nun Beatrijs"

A liminal figure, Kempe doesn't quite fit as wholly secular or religious.
Hildegard of Bingen

Medieval Sourcebook: acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca
Linked from "On-Line Text Materials for Medieval Studies" at the University of Kansas

Julian of Norwich Revelations of Divine Love
A version from the MS. in the British Museum, edited by Grace Warrack
Linked from Wheaton College

Catherine of Siena The Dialogue of the Seraphic virgin Catheine of Siena
Translated by Algar Thorold; English modernized by Harry Plantinga
Linked from Wheaton College

Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim
Linked from Wheaton College

Magna Carta in Translation. Linked from the University of Kansas
Bridgit Whether the patron goddess of "makers" or the mythic "first" great female poet among the Celts in her own right, this is a powerfully evocative figure. In Celtic myth, Brighid is the goddess of inspiration, smithcraft, and healing. Another significant name for the same person is Ceridwen, the mother of the famous Welsh poet, Taliesin.
Literature Concerning the Peasantry
A Husband's Endowment of His Future Wife on Their Bethrothal - Southern Burgundy. Linked from "A Medieval Source Book", Fordham Univsity
Manorial Marriage and Sexual Offense Cases
Linked from "A Medieval Source Book", Fordham Univsity
Corpus Iuris Civiilis: The Digest and Codex: Marriage Laws Linked from "A Medieval Source Book," Fordham University
Witchcraft Documents [15th Century] Linked from "A Medieval Source Book," Fordham Univsity
The Role of Personal Choice in the Sprituality of Nuns and Beguines
A Comparative Essay on Fasting Among Medieval and Contemporary Religious Women
The Enduring Popularity of Courtly Love

Bibliography by Bonnie Duncan, Millersville University
Medieval Feminist Index: Scholarship on Women, Sexuality, and Gender
Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
Bibliography of Works By and About Women Writers of the Middle Age prepared by The Robbins Library at the University of Rochester

Bonnie Duncan English Department Millersville University bduncan@marauder.millersv.edu Last edited August 12, 1997