From Workshop to Warfare: The Lives of Medieval Women

by Carol J. Adams, Paula Bartley, Hilary Bourdillon

Challenges the popular myth of medieval women in the home, working at their tapestry, through a range of primary sources. The authors look at marriage and childbirth in the Middle Ages and then examine the day-to-day lives of women at all levels of society.

Genres: Nonfiction, Medieval

46 pages, Paperback

First published November 24, 1983

About the author

Carol J. Adams is a feminist-vegetarian theorist and author of books on eco-feminism and the links between species oppression and gender oppression.

Reviews

[Potatoes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good overview of women’s lives in the Middle Ages. Easy to read and I liked that a lot of primary sources were included. It’s for children but it gave me a good jumping off point for further research.

[Rebecca Huston · Rating 5 out of 5]

A definite keeper for me. Looks at women's lives during the medieval period, with plenty of questions and pictures to stir discussion. Originally a text for schools, but quite nice for the regular reader as well.