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	Medieval Feminist Index - http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html Index of publications on women, sexuality and gender in the Middle Ages.
	Internet Medieval Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1v.html Catalogue of sources relevant to the study of medieval gender roles.
	Medieval Women An Interactive Exploration - http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.html An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society.
	Women Artists - The Medieval Period - http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html Women artists, self-portraits, and representations of womanhood from the Middle Ages to the Present.
	Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades - http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine.html Short biographies on selected medieval women.

	Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum) - http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html A look at the impact of the Crusades on women.
	Bibliography on Women Writers - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/womenbib.html A comprehensive list of books and articles with information on women writers of the Middle Ages.
	The Beguines - http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html Research essay on the history and spirituality of the Beguines, a twelfth-century religious movement.
	On-line Reference Book: Women's Studies - http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/women/femindex.html Links to primary sources, teaching resources and on-line bibliographies on medieval women.
	Medieval Women and Music - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/~cyrus/ORB/orbwomen.htm Articles on medieval women's involvement in music, from the On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies.

	Women In The Year 1000 C.E. - Women in World History Curriculum - http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/women1000.html Essay which looks back to the lives of women in the years of the first millennium - Western Europe, Byzantium, The Muslim World and Far East.
	Women Philosophers of the Middle Ages - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9974/middle.html Very short biographies of selected female philosophers.
	Women in Medieval Deccan - http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/women.htm Status of Women in 14th Century South India. Outlines specific traditions practiced in medieval regions.
	The Education of Medieval Women - http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/ls201/medieval3.html Short overview of the formal education of European women in medieval times, which includes aspects such as the policy of the Christian church towards this issue, and how class differences impacted on educational opportunities. Includes links to related articles on Christine de Pizan.
	Medieval Women Writers - http://www.owu.edu/~o5medww/ Resources to help incorporate texts by medieval women writers into elementary through intermediate Latin or French classes. Includes texts by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, medieval Latin poems, Christine de Pizan, excerpts from medieval French and Occitan women writers, an annotated Vulgar Latin Grammar, selected songs of the trobaritz, and Marie de France.

	Women's Fashion of the Late Medieval Era - http://www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/7863/woman.html This site features paintings from the medieval period that focus on women, and the depicted costume is analysed. The text can be slightly difficult to read being green on a brown background.
	Women Philosophers of the Medieval Period - http://faculty.msmc.edu/lindeman/mo1.htm A list of Medieval female philosophers, with short biographies about selected individuals.
	Prostitution in the Middle Ages - http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/society/sex/prostitution.shtml A short article that analyses issues in medieval prostitution such as civic control and social attitudes. Focuses primarily on Italy.
	Women in Medieval Guilds - http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Papers/Hosted/WomenMed.php Essay by R. G. Ferrell, exploring some of the roles played by women in the structure and functioning of guilds.
	Silent Voices: Women in the Middle Ages - http://www.subverbis.com/essays/medievalwomen.rtf This essay touches on aspects of the lives of medieval women such as childbirth, early mortality, economic status relating to marriage and religion. Presented in rich text format rather than HTML.

	Women of Arthuriana - http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/ladies/roles/roles.html Resources on roles of women in Arthurian literature.
	Medieval Women Websites - http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/fc/fcwebho.htm Review of web resources on women and medieval studies.
	The Apparel of Women - http://www.ewtn.com/library/SOURCES/APPAREL.TXT A textual analysis of women's apparel and the meanings behind ornamentation/adornment. By Tertullian.

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