By Today (18th October) is World Menopause Day, So we thought we’d have a look at women’s experiences in the past. Menopause was not a word that had any currency in the period covered by this blog. In fact, the word was not seen in print until 1858 and then was
Flesh and Spirit
This week’s post is a quick look at the anthology Flesh and Spirit: An Anthology of Seventeenth-century Women’s Writing August saw the first anniversary of the publication of Flesh and Spirit: An Anthology of Seventeenth-century Women’s Writing (Manchester University Press, 2014) co-edited by Sara, with Rachel Adcock (Keele) and Anna Ziomek. Since we didn’t
Maids, Wives and Widows
This is just a quick post to let readers know that Sara has a new book OUT NOW which some of you might find interesting. Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740 has several chapters on health care and medicine. The role of the housewife in providing the first line