HIS 107 History of Women in Europe Finding a Voice

A survey, from the period of late Roman antiquity through the Christian Middle Ages, of Western perspectives about women written by men as well as "counter-perspectives" written by women them- selves. The lives and writings of key women and their contributions to the history of women and modern feminist thought are highlighted including Hroswitha, Hildegrad, Heloise, Marie de France, Julian of Norwich, Margery of Kempe Christine de Pisane.