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Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, British Library, until March 2 2025
Apparently 48% of aristocratic women from England between 1350 and 1500 made bequests of books in their wills compared with 18% of noblemen.
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Thinking back over the last 10 years, it seems that the challenges to full equality for women are as formidable as ever.
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