Back in the Middle Ages (a.k.a. the Medieval era, approximately 476-1450 A.D.), virginity was an extremely desirable trait in a wife. As second-class citizens, women were highly encouraged to get ...

For centuries, women have consistently outlived men, a trend consistent across various cultures. But in the cramped and ...

Some people still cherish romantic ideas about the Middle Ages. They form visionary pictures of the typical medieval lady living ... Thomas, writing on the adornment of women, says that it is unlawful ...

This history of the early European middle ages combines the rich literature of women's history with original research in mainstream history and traditional chronology. Beginning at the end of the ...

This volume, an amazing act of historical recovery and reconstruction, offers a comprehensive examination of Jewish women in Europe during the High Middle Ages (1000–1300). Avraham Grossman covers ...