women's history

A reference guide to the culture, history, and circumstances of women in the Middle Ages, from the years 500 to 1500, that profiles individual queens, empresses, and other women in positions of leadership and provides information on topics such as work, marriage, family, households, employment, and religion.

Contains over three hundred articles that examine topics related to women's history and experience in world religion; covering a period that ranges from the beginning of time through the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically from A-to-K.