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This article from Early Modern Women examines the reading and translation practices of Margaret Tyler, the only early modern woman to translate a 16th-century romance from its original Spanish source directly into English. ow.ly/qnul50YQ3xO. @SSEMWomenGender
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Delighted to announce that the spring 2026 issue of Early Modern Women is out! Featuring four articles, the annual Conversations on Early Modern Women and Race, three exhibition reviews, and twenty-five book reviews #EarlyModernjournals.uchicago.edu/toc/emâŚ
St Clare of Assisi, the first woman to write - and defend - a Rule for her own congregation of women. (Ms UCD-OFM B44 in @ucdarchives ) #InternationalWomensDay
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On 16 Sept 1642 Rosa O'Doherty signed this letter. Here it is for #InternationalWomensDay , 384 years later. This is possibly a unique surviving example of a 17thC signature of a #Gaelic Irishwoman. (The letter is now in @ucdarchives part of the Franciscan collection)
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What can we glean about early modern women based on the readers' marks left in Bibles? This article from The Sixteenth Century Journal examines marginalia in Bibles and psalm books to offer insight into early modern women as Bible readers journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10âŚ@16CSociety
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Using case studies, this article from English Literary Renaissance considers the broad implications of the use of recycled pages of print in early modern English culture. Read it here: ow.ly/boPa50Yn4oK@_ELRJournal
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This article from Early Modern Women highlights a form of parainstitutional female religious life, called "bizocche" (tertiaries, nuns or sisters, or house nuns), placing them within a larger historical framework. ow.ly/tsfM50Y93f7. @SSEMWomenGender
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C'est avec un très grand plaisir que je vous annonce la parution aux @editionsPedone du livre collectif "Diplomatie de femmes, Femmes en diplomatie du Moyen Ăge au XVIIIe siècle", codirigĂŠ avec Lucien BĂŠly et Matthieu Gellard.
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CFP: Conference, 'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750', University of Oxford, 18-19 June 2026
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org/.
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Call for Papers â Special Issue of Art Journal
Divine Visions: A Global Exploration of Devotional Art and Iconography, c. 1200â1700
Deadline March 1.
Link for submissions:
Https://www.mdpi.com/journalâŚ
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Catherine Howardâs only surviving letter. Itâs written in her own hand and addressed to Thomas Culpepper, her alleged lover. Itâs signed âyours as long as life endures, Katherynâ. On display in the National Archivesâ brand new exhibition, Love Letters, which opens on Saturday #loveletters
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It's Universal Letter Writing Week. This article from Early Modern Women studies how letter writing by women helped preserve family history in early modern Italy. Read here: ow.ly/Ew6i50XK0tE@SSEMWomenGender
A devotional book from Queen Catherine of Braganzaâs personal library held at
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Today is both her nameday & birthday as she was born #otd 25 Nov 1638, the feast of Catherine of Alexandria.
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#CFP Congreso âMujeres y escrituras de comunidad en la EspaĂąa de la Edad Moderna (siglos XVIâXVIII)â. Organiza @Proyecto_Bieses
đ9-11 abril 2026
đEdificio de Humanidades de la UNED en Madrid
âď¸EnvĂo de propuestas hasta el 5 de diciembre
âšď¸InformaciĂłn: bieses.net/cfp-congreso-mujeâŚ