Woman under Monasticism : Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent Life between AD 500 and AD 1500

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Feminist scholar and activist Lina Eckenstein (1857–1931) was educated in modern and medieval European languages, published on art history, and participated in archaeological excavations in Egypt alongside Flinders Petrie. This original and pioneering 1896 study argues that religious life allowed medieval women significant educational and social opportunities.