Women in Medieval History and Historiography

What was the status of women in the Middle Ages? How have women fared in the hands of historians? And, what is the current state of research about women in the Middle Ages? Susan Mosher Stuard and contributors address these questions.

Susan Mosher Stuard is Professor of History Emeritus at Haverford College.

"Each contributing author surveys the treatment of women in the historiographic tradition of a specific nation. . . A welcome and useful introduction to the study of medieval women."--Speculum "Informative and interesting."--History "The variety and liveliness of the various articles are impressive. . . . Stuard's introduction provides and accurate and interesting overview."--Envoi