A Medieval Woman's Companion : Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (253 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Website and blog -- Introduction -- PART I: Pioneers -- 1. Gudrun Osvifsdottir: Viking Vixen -- 2. Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir: Fearless Explorer -- 3. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: First Woman Playwright -- 4. Anglo-Saxon and Norman Women: Political Power, Dynasties and Steadfast Sovereigns -- Emma of Normandy -- St Margaret of Scotland -- Matilda of Scotland -- 5. The Importance of Language -- PART II: Fearless Females -- 6. St Christina of Markyate: Resolute Virgin -- 7. Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Cougar -- 8. Margaret of Beverley: Fighting Crusader -- PART III: Women of Wisdom -- 9. Anna Komnene: Dutiful Daughter -- 10. Understanding the Female Body: Misogyny and Sympathy -- 11. Trota of Salerno: Compassionate Physician -- 12. Hildegard von Bingen: Audacious Innovator -- 13. Heloise d'Argenteuil: Scandalous Nun -- 14. Marie de France: Rhyming Romancer -- PART IV: Non-Conformists -- 15. Women Troubadours/Trobairitz: Clever Composers -- 16. Marguerite Porete: Heroic Heretic -- 17. St Birgitta of Sweden: Righteous Reformer -- 18. Margery Kempe: Peerless Pilgrim -- PART V: "My Most Honored Ladies" -- 19. Christine de Pizan: Vocal Feminist -- 20. Joan of Arc: Savior of France -- 21. Textile Concerns: Holy Transvestites and the Dangers of Cross-Dressing -- PART VI: "Experience is Right Enough for Me" -- 22. Teresa de Cartagena: Foremother of Deaf Culture -- 23. Margaret Paston: Matchless Matriarch -- 24. Looking Forward: Contemporary Feminist Theory and Medieval Women -- Glossary -- Bibliography.