Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

Janina Ramirez argues that women have been systematically written out of medieval history, and proves it by returning to primary sources where women appear prominently only to be erased in later summaries and translations. Ramirez is a medievalist and BBC presenter who writes with forensic precision. The book recovers specific cases from manuscripts, legal documents, and grave goods to show a medieval world with far more female agency than traditional accounts admit. A Number One International Bestseller.