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Medieval Friendships: No Girls Allowed

Medieval European elites inherited the classical concept of friendship as something possible only for men. Christine de Pizan and Margery Kempe beg to differ.

By: Livia Gershon

https://daily.jstor.org/medieval-friendships-no-girls-allowed/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE7BZ1KVYKEHGWMWN8H4X650&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Christine de Pizan & Margery Kempe
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4613
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe

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Master of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pisan.

The illumination is divided into two main sections showing women engaged in the symbolic construction of the "City of Ladies." The scene depicts Christine de Pizan's allegorical vision of building an ideal city for virtuous women.

Inside an architectural space with elegant white arches and a tiled vaulted ceiling in warm orange/gold tones, a group of noble women are gathered.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_der_%27Cit%C3%A9_des_Dames%27_002.jpg

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48d

The Hidden History of Women Game Designers

Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.

By: Carmel Raz

https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-history-of-women-game-designers/

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Cover page of the book Instructions for Playing the Musical Games: Invented by Anne Young Edinburgh : Printed by C. Stewart, And Co. 1801

The title page of "Instructions for Playing the Musical Games" (1801) by Anne Young, printed in Edinburgh by C. Stewart and Co. This historic publication documents early educational musical games, featuring period typography and layout typical of early 19th-century Scottish printing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Gunn#/media/File:Instructions_for_Playing_the_Musical_Games,_Anne_Young.jpg

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307d

Eulalie Mandeville’s Fortune in Court Records

Court records can function as a kind of archive for those without any other paper trail in history: free people of color and the enslaved.

By: Matthew Wills

https://daily.jstor.org/eulalie-mandevilles-fortune-in-court-records/

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304d

Five trailblazing female stained glass artists

From the collection at The Stained Glass Museum

by Emily Allen via @europeana

https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/five-trailblazing-female-stained-glass-artists?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaNewsletter-March2025

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Mary Lowndes, stained glass designer, 1890

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Portrait of the Irish stained glass artist Wilhelmina Geddes (1887-1955)

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Portrait of Evie Hone by Hilda van Stockum

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282d

The Trailblazing Merze Tate

A celebrated historian of race and imperialism, Tate was an intrepid traveler who avidly shared her passion and meticulously documented her journeys.

By: April White

https://daily.jstor.org/the-trailblazing-merze-tate/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_content=email&utm_term=The%20Trailblazing%20Merze%20Tate&utm_campaign=jstordaily_04232025

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Portrait of Merze Tate.

Merze Tate faces the camera directly, her expression serene yet confident. A slight, composed smile softens her features, projecting a quiet strength and approachability.

She wears a simple, professional blouse with a badge or patch visible on the chest, suggesting a formal or institutional setting, possibly related to her academic or wartime work.

Her hair is neatly styled and pulled back, emphasizing her strong, clear facial features.

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