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Skirts And Politics: The Cistercian Monastery Of Harvestehude And The Hamburg City Council, Cordelia Heß Apr 2012

Skirts And Politics: The Cistercian Monastery Of Harvestehude And The Hamburg City Council, Cordelia Heß

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.2 2011 Apr 2012

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.2 2011

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Picturing Maternal Anxiety In The Miracle Of The Jew Of Bourges, Carlee A. Bradbury Apr 2012

Picturing Maternal Anxiety In The Miracle Of The Jew Of Bourges, Carlee A. Bradbury

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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"So Stirring A Woman Was She": A Closer Look At Early Modern Representations Of Matilda, Lady Of The English, Megan L. Benson Apr 2012

"So Stirring A Woman Was She": A Closer Look At Early Modern Representations Of Matilda, Lady Of The English, Megan L. Benson

Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This thesis attempts to recover the representations of Matilda, Lady of the English, who nearly became queen of England in 1141. In 1127 Matilda became the heir to her father, Henry I, following the death of her brother in 1120. She was unable to claim the throne immediately following her father’s death in 1135, which allowed her cousin Stephen of Blois to do so. With the help of her half-brother Robert, Earl of Gloucester, she launched an unsuccessful war effort to claim her throne in 1139. Modern historians have flatly labeled her a failure due to the fact she was …


Gender Concerns: Monks, Nuns, And Patronage Of The Cistercian Order In Thirteenth-Century Flanders And Hainaut, Erin L. Jordan Jan 2012

Gender Concerns: Monks, Nuns, And Patronage Of The Cistercian Order In Thirteenth-Century Flanders And Hainaut, Erin L. Jordan

History Faculty Publications

The Cistercian order, which had its origins in the late eleventh century, transformed the spiritual landscape of western Europe. The order's insistence on a return to the austerity and simplicity that had originally informed Benedictine life reenergized monasticism, spawning hundreds of new abbeys within decades. By the beginning of the thirteenth century, the Cistercians dominated monastic life, surpassing their black-robed predecessors in terms of popularity and replacing them among patrons as favored recipients of donations. Yet, while a sizable body of historiography exists concerning the ability of men's houses to translate this appeal into spiritual and material success, questions remain …


Looking In The Past For A Discourse Of Motherhood: Birgitta Of Sweden And Julia Kristeva, Laura Saetveit Miles Dec 2011

Looking In The Past For A Discourse Of Motherhood: Birgitta Of Sweden And Julia Kristeva, Laura Saetveit Miles

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


“The Reputation Of The Queen And Public Opinion: The Case Of Isabeau Of Bavaria”, Tracy Adams, Glenn Rechtschaffen Dec 2011

“The Reputation Of The Queen And Public Opinion: The Case Of Isabeau Of Bavaria”, Tracy Adams, Glenn Rechtschaffen

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

This essay takes issue with a still common tendency to read contemporary criticisms of powerful women as straightforward evidence of their “unpopularity,” using as a cast study Isabeau of Bavaria (1371-1435), who was generally imagined to have suffered the scorn of her contemporaries. In part one of the essay we argue that the two sources that scholars have relied upon prove not that public opinion turned against Isabeau in 1405-1406, but only that her political enemy Jean of Burgundy was planting negative propaganda about her in hopes of damaging her reputation during those years. In part two we consider whether …


Licoricia Of Winchester:Marriage, Motherhood, And Murder In The Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community By Suzanne Bartlet., Hannah Johnson Dec 2011

Licoricia Of Winchester:Marriage, Motherhood, And Murder In The Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community By Suzanne Bartlet., Hannah Johnson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Chaucer's Visions Of Manhood By Holly A. Crocker., Kristin Bovaird-Abbo Dec 2011

Chaucer's Visions Of Manhood By Holly A. Crocker., Kristin Bovaird-Abbo

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


When Did We Become Post/Human? Postmedieval: A Journal Of Medieval Cultural Studies., Angela Jane Weisl Dec 2011

When Did We Become Post/Human? Postmedieval: A Journal Of Medieval Cultural Studies., Angela Jane Weisl

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Ladies, Whores, And Holy Women: A Sourcebook In Courtly, Religious, And Urban Cultures Of Late Medieval Germany. Edited By Ann Marie Rasmussen And Sarah Westphal-Wihl., Cynthia J. Cyrus Dec 2011

Ladies, Whores, And Holy Women: A Sourcebook In Courtly, Religious, And Urban Cultures Of Late Medieval Germany. Edited By Ann Marie Rasmussen And Sarah Westphal-Wihl., Cynthia J. Cyrus

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011 Dec 2011

Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Christine De Pizan's Metaphoric Womb, Tina-Marie Ranalli Dec 2011

Christine De Pizan's Metaphoric Womb, Tina-Marie Ranalli

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

As a medieval woman writer, Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-1430) was in an unusual position which necessitated not only that she establish her authority as a vernacular writer, like her male counterparts, but also that she find a way to reconcile her scholarly activity with her sex. In the Livre de la cité des dames, Christine finds a unique solution to her problem of authority and identity. It is my contention that in this work Christine presents an ingeniously crafted and multifaceted metaphor of the development of human life in the womb, what I term her “womb metaphor.” The Cité …


Renaissance Earwitnesses: Rumor And Early Modern Masculinity By Keith M. Botelho., Celia M. Lewis Dec 2011

Renaissance Earwitnesses: Rumor And Early Modern Masculinity By Keith M. Botelho., Celia M. Lewis

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Lettering The Self In Medieval And Early Modern France By Katherine Kong., Elizabeth A. Hubble Dec 2011

Lettering The Self In Medieval And Early Modern France By Katherine Kong., Elizabeth A. Hubble

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Medieval Holy Women In The Christian Tradition C. 1100-1500. Edited By Alastair Minnis And Rosalynn Voaden., Larissa Tracy Dec 2011

Medieval Holy Women In The Christian Tradition C. 1100-1500. Edited By Alastair Minnis And Rosalynn Voaden., Larissa Tracy

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Considering Medieval Women And Gender By Susan Mosher Stuard., Anne E. Lester Dec 2011

Considering Medieval Women And Gender By Susan Mosher Stuard., Anne E. Lester

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011 Dec 2011

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Queen’S Gold And Intercession: The Case Of Eleanor Of Aquitaine, Kristen Geaman Dec 2010

Queen’S Gold And Intercession: The Case Of Eleanor Of Aquitaine, Kristen Geaman

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


The Legacy Of Jephthah’S Daughter: Chastity, Sacrifice, And Feminine Complaint In Chaucer's Franklin’S And Physician’S Tales, Sonya Brockman Dec 2010

The Legacy Of Jephthah’S Daughter: Chastity, Sacrifice, And Feminine Complaint In Chaucer's Franklin’S And Physician’S Tales, Sonya Brockman

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Texts And Traditions Of Medieval Pastoral Care: Essays In Honour Of Bella Millett. Edited By Cate Gunn And Catherine Innes-Parker. York: York Medieval Press, 2009., Cynthia Ho Dec 2010

Texts And Traditions Of Medieval Pastoral Care: Essays In Honour Of Bella Millett. Edited By Cate Gunn And Catherine Innes-Parker. York: York Medieval Press, 2009., Cynthia Ho

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Judith Herrin. Byzantium: The Surprising Life Of A Medieval Empire. Princeton, Nj: Princeton University Press, 2007., Kriszta Kotsis Dec 2010

Judith Herrin. Byzantium: The Surprising Life Of A Medieval Empire. Princeton, Nj: Princeton University Press, 2007., Kriszta Kotsis

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Barred Windows And Uncaged Birds: The Enclosure Of Women In Chrétien De Troyes And Marie De France, Jean-Marie Kauth Dec 2010

Barred Windows And Uncaged Birds: The Enclosure Of Women In Chrétien De Troyes And Marie De France, Jean-Marie Kauth

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.46 No.2 2010 Dec 2010

Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.46 No.2 2010

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Announcements, Vol.46 No.2 2010 Dec 2010

Announcements, Vol.46 No.2 2010

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Malory's Morgan Le Fay: The Danger Of Unrestrained Feminine Power, Marylynn Saul Dec 2010

Malory's Morgan Le Fay: The Danger Of Unrestrained Feminine Power, Marylynn Saul

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

The medieval fear of witches (who were perceived as primarily women) contradicts the idea of female powerlessness. Since medieval society believed powerful women were unnatural, and if they did have power would use it to the detriment of men, medieval witchcraft theories, such as presented in the Malleus Maleficarum, employed various rationales to deny the possibility that witches could alter God’s creation. That it was possible for women to have power could not be denied since a few medieval women did acquire power, including political power. The intensity of the denials of female power and the often convoluted rationales employed …


Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.46 No.2 2010 Dec 2010

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.46 No.2 2010

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Heidi Breuer. Crafting The Witch: Gendering Magic In Medieval And Early Modern England. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2009., Kristin Bovaird-Abbo Dec 2010

Heidi Breuer. Crafting The Witch: Gendering Magic In Medieval And Early Modern England. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2009., Kristin Bovaird-Abbo

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


The Garden Of Earthly Delights: Mahaut Of Artois And The Automata At Hesdin, Elly R. Truitt Jun 2010

The Garden Of Earthly Delights: Mahaut Of Artois And The Automata At Hesdin, Elly R. Truitt

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Announcements, Vol.46 No.1 2010 Jun 2010

Announcements, Vol.46 No.1 2010

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.