Medieval Women by Eileen Power

Medieval Women by Eileen Power

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Summary

The lectures of medieval historian, Eileen Power, are brought together to provide a lively narrative on special women representative of the period and give an accessible and clear snapshot of the life and work of women in medieval times from the nunnery to the town to the castle.

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Medieval Women by Eileen Power

Throughout her career as a medieval historian, Eileen Power was engaged on a book about 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 were brought together and edited by M. M. Postan. They 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. An intimate portrait of the writer and social historian, by Maxine Berg, is also included.
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 9781107650152
ISBN 10 1107650151
Title Medieval Women
Author Eileen Power
Series Canto Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2012-03-29
Number of pages 132
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.