I missed last Thursday due to technical problems! This week I've decided to list thirteen "Uppity" women of the medieval times - thanks to the book by Vicki Leon and the Internet:
1. Inés de Suárez - c. 1500's Spanish conquistadora. She participated in the conquest of Chili.
2. Queen Nzinga - c. late 1500's - A woman always on the front line of her fights, she is famous among African leaders for uniting the many kingdoms of Northern Angola.
3. Margarita Fuss - c. 1600's - Germany's famous midwife.
4. Sabina von Steinbach - c. 1300's - stone mason and sculptor, she completed the Strasbourg Cathedral.
5. Zubayda bint Ja`far ibn Mansur - c. 700's - She was the best known of the Abbasid princesses. She and her husband's exploits are the subjects of The Thousand and One Nights. "It is said that her palace 'sounded like a beehive' because she employed one hundred women maids who had memorized the Qur'an.
6. Angela of Foligno - c. 1200's - Italian mystic who fasted, had ecstatic visions, and sported the bloody stigmata.
7. Joan of Arc - c. 1400's - The French martyr and heroine.
8. Helene Kottanerin - c. 1400's - Hungarian 'lady in waiting' to Queen Elizabeth of Hungary. Helene was the queen's confidante, gofer and secret agent.
9. Vittoria Colonna - c. 1500's - Michelangelo's best friend, muse and spiritual rock.
10. Louise Labé - c. 1500's - Known as La Belle Cordière, was a female French poet.
11. Spray of Pearls - c. 1200's - Shajar al Durr - grew up a slave in the harem of the Caliph in Bagdad. The beautiful young girl was eventually presented as a gift to the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria, al-Salih Ayyub. The sultan fell in love and married her. Although he had multiple wives, Shajar al-Durr remained his favorite for the rest of his life.
12. Radegund - c. 500's - She was a Frankish princess, who founded the Convent of Our Lady of Poitiers. Canonized in the 9th century, she is the patron saint of English churches.
13. Amalsuntha - c. 500's - Ostrogothic queen in Italy and daughter Theodoric the Great. After her father's death, she became the regent of the Roman empire.
1. Inés de Suárez - c. 1500's Spanish conquistadora. She participated in the conquest of Chili.
2. Queen Nzinga - c. late 1500's - A woman always on the front line of her fights, she is famous among African leaders for uniting the many kingdoms of Northern Angola.
3. Margarita Fuss - c. 1600's - Germany's famous midwife.
4. Sabina von Steinbach - c. 1300's - stone mason and sculptor, she completed the Strasbourg Cathedral.
5. Zubayda bint Ja`far ibn Mansur - c. 700's - She was the best known of the Abbasid princesses. She and her husband's exploits are the subjects of The Thousand and One Nights. "It is said that her palace 'sounded like a beehive' because she employed one hundred women maids who had memorized the Qur'an.
6. Angela of Foligno - c. 1200's - Italian mystic who fasted, had ecstatic visions, and sported the bloody stigmata.
7. Joan of Arc - c. 1400's - The French martyr and heroine.
8. Helene Kottanerin - c. 1400's - Hungarian 'lady in waiting' to Queen Elizabeth of Hungary. Helene was the queen's confidante, gofer and secret agent.
9. Vittoria Colonna - c. 1500's - Michelangelo's best friend, muse and spiritual rock.
10. Louise Labé - c. 1500's - Known as La Belle Cordière, was a female French poet.
11. Spray of Pearls - c. 1200's - Shajar al Durr - grew up a slave in the harem of the Caliph in Bagdad. The beautiful young girl was eventually presented as a gift to the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria, al-Salih Ayyub. The sultan fell in love and married her. Although he had multiple wives, Shajar al-Durr remained his favorite for the rest of his life.
12. Radegund - c. 500's - She was a Frankish princess, who founded the Convent of Our Lady of Poitiers. Canonized in the 9th century, she is the patron saint of English churches.
13. Amalsuntha - c. 500's - Ostrogothic queen in Italy and daughter Theodoric the Great. After her father's death, she became the regent of the Roman empire.
Happy Reading!
Vicki
http://www.vickigaia.com
8 comments:
Great Thursday post! Come visit mine before everyone drinks it!
Love this list. I stumbled it; I think probably a lot of people would enjoy reading it. I knew about one or two of these women, but most of the information was new to me and I'm sure it will be to other people as well.
Blogger won't let me link directly to my page anymore, but if you follow the link above, it will take you there in a click or two...sigh.
Very, very good.
The Pink Flamingo
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I have never heard of any of these (except the mad Joan of Arc). Thanks for this very interesting list.
Great list, Vicki. I learned something today. I knew only a few on the list, so thank you for the history lesson.
Happy TT!
How sad is it that the only name I immediately recognized is Joan of Arc? I *love* uppity women! Thanks for the tip on the book. I'll have to check that out!
Interesting! :)
My Thursday Thirteen is up too! :)
Applause for the most unique TT I've read this week! And thanks for all of the information, I'd loved learning about them. :)
Happy TT
~Xakara
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