Women in Medieval Europe 1200-1500

"This is an excellent book for an undergraduate or graduate course on medieval women. Beautifully organized and thoroughly researched, each chapter provides insight into women's lives and the social assumptions and patterns that informed their experiences. Ward covers many centuries and cultures thus providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the era and with many examples of specific women who conformed to or resisted their cultural norms."
Katherine Allocco, Western Connecticut State University, USA

"This new edition of Women in Medieval Europe is impressive both for the wide range of topics and issues covered and for the clarity with which they are presented. The explicit consideration of women from minority groups, and attention to the issue of slavery, are very welcome, and open up valuable materials for discussion. Giving more space to women's work in both urban and rural contexts does still more to introduce the reader to groups of women who are often invisible in surveys of medieval history. As before, clear and constructive attention is given throughout to previous work, and this makes the book all the more useful as an introduction to a complex and growing subject. The new material will ensure that the book continues to be fundamental for those wishing to gain real insight into all aspects of the lives of women in later medieval Europe."
Anne Lawrence-Mathers, University of Reading, UK