Joan of Arc. Julian of Norwich. Melisende of Jerusalem. Margery Kempe. Eleanor of Aquitaine. Hildegard of Bingen. Christine de Pisan. Licoricia of Winchester. Marie de France. Eleanor Cobham.
Starting to feel excited yet?
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A medieval English birth girdle, an amulet offering protection for women during childbirth. It's inscribed with protective prayers, charms and other talismans.
One of over 130 items featured in our upcoming exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words!
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'Like so many women artists, Claudel has often been overshadowed by her male lover'
On the blog, @KatyHessel, author of our Non-fiction Book of the Month The Story of Art Without Men, spotlights pioneering sculptor Camille Claudel: https://t.co/YUindt91BJ
Enjoy this discussion with me and Elif Shafak. In a dramatic setting in @britishmuseum , we talk about her new novel, 'There are Rivers in the Sky', but also about the complexities of cultural property, and why fiction is great at exploring those. https://t.co/lcIhQu76Sk