IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 707: Women and the Church in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Tuesday 7 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | History of Women in Medieval Ireland, Wales & Scotland / Network for Gender & Legal History |
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Organiser: | Gillian Kenny, Centre for Gender & Women's Studies, Trinity College Dublin |
Moderator/Chair: | Kimm Curran, History Lab+, Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
Paper 707-a | Married Women's Wills in Late Medieval Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Gender Studies |
Paper 707-b | Women as Patrons and Benefactors of the Mendicant Friars in Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Gender Studies |
Paper 707-c | Saints and Sinners: Female Magic-Working in Medieval Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Law |
Abstract | Women's interactions with the institutions of the Church as patrons, petitioners, and enemies will be examined in this session. Comparisons between women's experiences in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales introduces a colonial aspect to those interactions which will also be examined. |