Women in the Age of Bede I

Sponsoring Organization(s)

BedeNet; Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Christopher Newport Univ.

Organizer Name

Sharon M. Rowley, Paul Hilliard, Máirín MacCarron

Organizer Affiliation

Christopher Newport Univ., Univ. of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Univ. of Sheffield

Presider Name

Virginia Blanton

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City

Paper Title 1

Bede's First Wives Club

Presenter 1 Name

Lindy Brady

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Mississippi

Paper Title 2

Transgression, Transgender, or Female Power? Women with Weapons in Early Anglo-Saxon Graves

Presenter 2 Name

Andrew Welton

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Florida

Paper Title 3

Bede, Bertha, and Early Christian Kent

Presenter 3 Name

Richard Shaw

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom

Start Date

11-5-2017 1:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2040

Description

Women in the Age of Bede I and II are interdisciplinary panels highlighting the study of women in early Anglo-Saxon England, and exploring Bede’s interactions with and impact on women’s intellectual history, education and writing.

Sharon M. Rowley