Medieval women: everything you wanted to know
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Women in the Medieval Period Aren't Just Mothers
Eleanor Janiger: I think that people would be surprised by how much freedom women actually have in the medieval period. She says it is not like a completely locked down society that doesn't allow women any room to maneuver or any freedom to move around. Dr. Janiger's new book, The Ones and Future Sex, Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society, is out now published by WW Norton and Company.
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