Medieval Women by Eileen Power

Medieval Women by Eileen Power

Throughout her career as a medieval historian, Eileen Power was engaged on a book on women in the Middle Ages. She did not live to write the book but some of the material she collected found its way into her popular lectures on medieval women. These lectures are now brought together, edited by M. M. Postan, and reveal the world in which women lived, were educated, worked, and worshipped. Power gives a vivid account of the worlds of the lady, the peasant, the townswoman, and the nun. The result is a historical yet intimate picture of a period gone by yet with resonances for today. For this edition, Maxine Berg is also included, offering an intimate portrait of the writer and social historian.

'A delightful book, beautifully illustrated with over 40 illustrationsIt provides insights into some of the historical contingencies that have been responsible for moulding subsequent images of women.' The Times Educational Supplement
'Agreeably written, but formidably incisive.' New Statesman & Society
'The book, elegantly produced and lavishly illustrated, may be warmly commended to the historian and general reader alike.' British Book News

Power, Eileen: -

Eileen Power (1889-1940) was a writer and a feminist known for being the second woman appointed to a Chair in economic history at the London School of Economics. After marrying the historian Michael Postan in 1937, she became professor of economic history at Cambridge University.

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ISBN 13	9780521595568
ISBN 10	0521595568
Title	Medieval Women
Author	Eileen Power
Series	Canto
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1997-09-18
Number of pages	136
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