During the Renaissance the nature of womankind was a major topic of debate. Numerous dialogues, defenses, paradoxes, and tributes devoted to sustaining woman's

In this informative and lively volume, Margaret L. King synthesizes a large body of literature on the condition of western European women in the Renaissance cen

For fans of rich and vivid historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life R

An invaluable collection of primary sources on women and femininity in early modern England, including medical documents, political pamphlets, sermons and liter

Discusses the legal, social, and religious position of women in the Greco-Roman world, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and modern era.