Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781573240390 (1573240397)
ASIN: 1573240397
Publish date: May 1st 1997
Publisher: Conari Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Uppity Women
I enjoyed this book. I will definitely keep it, and save it for those days when I need a dose of bad-ass inspiration in my life. My one little nit-pick is that sometimes the author's humour annoyed me, but all in all, I didn't mind it. Well-researched and is a good starting source for historical res...
One star off because some accurate dates would've been nice.Things I learned from this book:1. Leeches can help you fake virginity 2. Quinine knowlegde came in part from a woman3. Women have always succed in business4. Don't get Irish women mad
When Uppityhood was in Flower: 470-1650, or so.Poring over the PMS-like accounts of the time, historians often marvel at the hair-trigger medieval temper, the violent behaviour, and the physical abuse of those days. And the men were evn worse!Little sketches of some seriously interesting historical ...