What's the Word? Medieval Women
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
From: Modern Language Association
Length: 00:29:29
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Piece Description
Have you ever thought about what your life would have been like if you had been a woman in the Middle Ages? What kinds of opportunities you would have had? What kind of work you might have done? Typically, we think of the Middle Ages as a time that offered women very few options--but you might be surprised by some of the accomplishments of medieval women. Marie Boroff talks about one of Chaucer's most famous--and feisty--characters in _The Canterbury Tales_, the Wife of Bath; Barbara Newman talks about religious lifestyles of medieval women and shares works by the twelfth-century German nun Hildegard of Bingen; and C. Jean Dangler talks about women healers in medieval Spain. Thirty-second promo available. If you are interested in this, see our pieces at: http://prx.org/pieces/16919 What's the Word? Pride and Prejudice http://prx.org/pieces/16840 What's the Word? Women Warriors http://prx.org/pieces/16877 What's the Word? Elizabeth I and Victoria http://prx.org/pieces/17295 What's the Word? Women Public Intellectuals
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Rob Shinnick
Posted on February 20, 2010 at 03:50 AM | Permalink
Fascinating
As a man, I sometimes shy away from media involving "women's issues", fearing I'll be bored or out of touch. I'm a quite interested in history, though so the historical context of this piece dragged me in. It really made me think about what medieval women's lives must have really been like, which brought me outside my usual viewpoint not only from a gender standpoint, but from a distance of seven or eight centuries, too.
I think I'll actually give some of your other pieces a listen. The one about Queens Elizabeth and Victoria looked interesting...