For centuries, women have consistently outlived men, a trend consistent across various cultures. But in the cramped and unforgiving streets of Medieval England, this biological edge vanished.

While modern discourse often centers on technological and medicinal advancements in reproductive care, historical records reveal that women in the Middle Ages and beyond took matters into their ...

This volume, an amazing act of historical recovery and reconstruction, offers a comprehensive examination of Jewish women in Europe during the High Middle Ages (1000–1300). Avraham Grossman covers ...