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The Female Kirk: Women's Participation In The Early Scottish Presbyterian Church, Lydia Mackey
The Female Kirk: Women's Participation In The Early Scottish Presbyterian Church, Lydia Mackey
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Presbyterianism’s founder, John Knox, wrote his infamous The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women in 1558 arguing against female monarchs. Despite early modern Presbyterianism’s restriction of women’s formal religious roles, women used often conflicting rhetoric from the pulpit to negotiate a degree of power and autonomy. Rather than only being passive members of the Presbyterian Church, women often played an active role in the development and expansion of Presbyterianism between 1550 and 1690. This thesis will demonstrate how a study of women’s interactions with the Presbyterian Church outside of the kirk sessions, namely in their …
A Voice From The Convent: Arcangela Tarabotti In Tridentine Venice, Zoe Connell
A Voice From The Convent: Arcangela Tarabotti In Tridentine Venice, Zoe Connell
Undergraduate Honors Theses
In 1617, at the tender age of 13, Arcangela Tarabotti was forced by her family to leave their home and enter the Venetian convent of Sant’Anna. As an advocate not only of gender equality, but female superiority, Tarabotti fought on behalf of women who suffered under Venice’s patriarchal institutions that robbed them of their liberty. This study aims to examine the intersection between the time and space in which Tarabotti lived and her experiences as expressed through her writings. In this thesis, I will examine the manner in which the contents of her writings — emotions, tone, self-image, and beliefs …