Women in World History : LITERARY SOURCES: Credits

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What are lais?
Were women writers common in the Middle Ages?
How do the lais inform us about women in this period?
What have scholars learned about the roles of women in this period by reading lais?
How do you introduce lais to students?
What is the story of Le Fresne?
How do you help students analyze Le Fresne?
How do lais fit into a larger historical context?

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Credits

Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following institutions and individuals for permission to publish material from their collections:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Grateful acknowledgement also is made to Dr. Christopher Gardner, Western Civilization Post-Doctoral Fellow at George Mason University, who consulted on manuscript images.

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