Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary

by Debra Barrett-Graves and Jo Eldridge Carney

Book Overview

Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance world. This resource brings together engagingly written biographical profiles of 70 women, most of whom are unsung, but all of whom are remarkable for their courage, initiative, and accomplishments in a world where the conventional wisdom was for women to be chaste, silent, and obedient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313306591
• ISBN13: 9780313306594
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12