Web Directory

» Bibliography on Women Writers
   A comprehensive list of books and articles with information on women writers of the Middle Ages.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/womenbib.html

» Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades
   Short biographies on selected medieval women.
   http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine.html

» Internet Medieval Sourcebook
   Catalogue of sources relevant to the study of medieval gender roles.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1v.html

» Medieval Feminist Index
   Index of publications on women, sexuality and gender in the Middle Ages.
   http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html

» Medieval Women An Interactive Exploration
   An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society.
   http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.html

» Medieval Women Websites
   Review of web resources on women and medieval studies.
   http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/fc/fcwebho.htm

» Medieval Women Writers
   Resources to help incorporate texts by medieval women writers into elementary through intermediate Latin or French classes. Includes texts by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, medieval Latin poems, Christine de Pizan, excerpts from medieval French and Occitan wome
   http://www.owu.edu/~o5medww/

» Medieval Women and Music
   Articles on medieval women's involvement in music, from the On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
   http://www.vanderbilt.edu/~cyrus/ORB/orbwomen.htm

» On-line Reference Book: Women's Studies
   Links to primary sources, teaching resources and on-line bibliographies on medieval women.
   http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/women/femindex.html

» Silent Voices: Women in the Middle Ages
   This essay touches on aspects of the lives of medieval women such as childbirth, early mortality, economic status relating to marriage and religion. Presented in rich text format rather than HTML.
   http://www.subverbis.com/essays/medievalwomen.rtf

» The Apparel of Women
   A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.
   http://www.ewtn.com/library/SOURCES/APPAREL.TXT

» The Beguines
   Research essay on the history and spirituality of the Beguines, a twelfth-century religious movement.
   http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html

» The Education of Medieval Women
   Short overview of the formal education of European women in medieval times, which includes aspects such as the policy of the Christian church towards this issue, and how class differences impacted on educational opportunities. Includes links to related ar
   http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/ls201/medieval3.html

» Women Artists - The Medieval Period
   Women artists, self-portraits, and representations of womanhood from the Middle Ages to the Present.
   http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html

» Women In The Year 1000 C.E. - Women in World History Curriculum
   Essay which looks back to the lives of women in the years of the first millennium - Western Europe, Byzantium, The Muslim World and Far East.
   http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/women1000.html

» Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum)
   A look at the impact of the Crusades on women.
   http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html

» Women Philosophers of the Medieval Period
   A list of Medieval female philosophers, with short biographies about selected individuals.
   http://faculty.msmc.edu/lindeman/mo1.htm

» Women in Medieval Deccan
   Status of Women in 14th Century South India. Outlines specific traditions practiced in medieval regions.
   http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/women.htm

» Women in Medieval Guilds
   Essay by R. G. Ferrell, exploring some of the roles played by women in the structure and functioning of guilds.
   http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Papers/Hosted/WomenMed.php

» Women of Arthuriana
   Resources on roles of women in Arthurian literature.
   http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/ladies/roles/roles.html