The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world a…

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