Illumination from the "Breviary of Isabella of Castile", ms. Add MS 18851, f. 270r, ca. 1497, British Library, London.

Our weekly Women's Wednesday is dedicated to the courage of a mother: our Mulier Clara is Veturia, mother of the Roman general Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. Coming from a wealthy family herself, Veturia was the one…

Illumination from a Roman Missal, ms. Latin 16827, f. 52v, 1492, Département des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

Did you know that the first novel to be ever recorded was also written by a woman? If Christine de Pizan is often considered the first female professional writer of the European Middle Ages, writing at the turn of the 15th…

Like every Wednesday, this day is dedicated to Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris. Today’s Mulier Clara is Megullia Dotata, a Roman lady whose name became a title for the woman that came with a substantial dowry. In Roman…

October 4 is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints of all time and - among many more - patron saint of animals, the environment, Italy, the city…

October is finally here! The year is slowly coming to an end, while our Women's Wednesday surely is not: with today's guest, Hippo, we have officially reached the 53rd Mulier Clara - meaning we now…

On September 30, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rachel, Jacob's wife and mother of two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel when he…

Illumination from the manuscript "La Fleur des histoires de Jean Mansel", ms. Ms-5087 réserve, f. 204r, 1454, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.

This week’s Women’s Wednesday tells the story of one of the greatest Roman heroines: Cloelia, a legendary woman that brought peace between the Etruscans and the Romans. Back around 509 BC the Roman citizens, tired…