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Medieval Fashion: What Did Medieval Women Wear?

Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Eleanor Janega ranks the most stylish women’s fashion from the medieval period. From the extravagant houppelande to the humble chemise, Eleanor scores ...
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First-of-Its-Kind Medieval Grave May Be Rare Evidence of Female Warriors

In Hungary, a grave worthy of Katniss Everdeen – complete with a bow and an armor-piercing arrowhead – contains what just ...
New Scientist

Medieval dental plaque suggests women played important role as scribes

Tiny particles of the precious pigment lapis lazuli found in the teeth of a medieval woman suggest she was a scribe producing high-quality illustrated manuscripts. The discovery adds to evidence that ...
Popular Science

A surprising number of medieval scribes were women

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every book was a laborious project during the Middle Ages. And ...
New York Post

Skulls show women also moved across medieval Europe

Strong, intermediate and non-deformed skulls, from left, from the Early Medieval sites Altenerding and Straubing in Bavaria, Germany. AP BERLIN — The newcomers who arrived in the little farming ...
UMass Lowell

Medieval & Renaissance Studies Lecture: "Someone’s in the Kitchen: Bringing the Servants into European Ceremonial Studies" 11/13

On Wednesday, November 13, Molly Taylor-Poleskey, Harvard's Map Librarian, will visit UMass Lowell to give a lecture related to her recently published book: "The Great Elector's Table: The Politics of ...
Charlotte Observer

Medieval woman stood less than 5 feet tall. She may have been deadly warrior, study says

While excavating a cemetery for medieval knights in Spain, archaeologists came across something unexpected: the remains of a woman. Pierced by sharp objects, her bones suggest she fought and died in ...