In Honor of Constance H. Berman II: Medieval Women's History: Past, Present, and Future

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval Foremothers Society; Medieval Foremothers Society

Organizer Name

Erin L. Jordan

Organizer Affiliation

Old Dominion Univ.

Presider Name

Amy Livingstone

Presider Affiliation

Wittenberg Univ.

Paper Title 1

Challenging the Received Wisdom on Medieval Nuns

Presenter 1 Name

Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Title 2

Men's Houses, Women's Houses: Rethinking Sex Segregation in Monastic Life

Presenter 2 Name

Fiona Griffiths

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Stanford Univ.

Paper Title 3

Digitizing the Medieval Woman: Towards a Feminist Edition of the Cartulary of Prémontré

Presenter 3 Name

Yvonne Seale, Heather Wacha

Presenter 3 Affiliation

SUNY-Geneseo, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Start Date

13-5-2017 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 106

Description

"Medieval Women's History, Past, Present and Future" will include papers by scholars who have been influenced or inspired by Professor Berman and/or her work on medieval women. These papers might reflect upon how our understanding of medieval women, secular and religious, has changed over the last few decades, or discuss new approaches that have produced a more inclusive and accurate narrative as it pertains to medieval women. They might also consider the future trajectory of the field, considering the various questions that remain unanswered in our attempt to fully appreciate the position of women in the medieval past.

Erin L. Jordan