Book Review

Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 27, 2025
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Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022

Abstract

The general impression of the Middle Ages in contemporary popular culture reflects notions of limited social development with people fixed into a rigid social hierarchy. Academic historian and BBC presenter Janina Ramirez questions this perception of medieval society. In her book Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (2022), she asks the reader to re-imagine a medieval world in which extraordinary women proved themselves accomplished leaders, diplomats, religious decision-makers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, artists, patrons, mystics, movers and shakers, warriors, polymaths, and scientists.

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Supporting Institution

SOAS, Universty of London & Kingston University & Birkbeck College & Aberystwyth, University of Wales

Ethical Statement

No ethical issues to report

Thanks

To my mother, June Lesley Hylton Akyildiz, for her support and encouragement.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Global and World History

Journal Section

Book Review

Publication Date

March 27, 2025

Submission Date

February 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 5, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Akyildiz, S. (2025). Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022. Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(1), 1367-1370. https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY
AMA
1.Akyildiz S. Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022. VAKANUVIS. 2025;10(1):1367-1370. https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY
Chicago
Akyildiz, Sevket. 2025. “Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022”. Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (1): 1367-70. https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY.
EndNote
Akyildiz S (March 1, 2025) Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022. Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 1 1367–1370.
IEEE
[1]S. Akyildiz, “Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022”, VAKANUVIS, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1367–1370, Mar. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY
ISNAD
Akyildiz, Sevket. “Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022”. Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/1 (March 1, 2025): 1367-1370. https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY.
JAMA
1.Akyildiz S. Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022. VAKANUVIS. 2025;10:1367–1370.
MLA
Akyildiz, Sevket. “Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022”. Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 1367-70, https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY.
Vancouver
1.Sevket Akyildiz. Book Review: Janina Ramirez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, London: Penguin Books, 2022. VAKANUVIS [Internet]. 2025 Mar. 1;10(1):1367-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42RF55BY


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