A surprising number of medieval scribes were women
www.popsci.com
New research estimates around 8,000 of those manuscripts could still exist today.

*Had miscommunication between brain & fingers. My bad.

    • BeamBrain [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Medieval gender policing wasnt as ultimate as some people believe

      Liberal whiggish history looking at how sexism was even more common and accepted 50+ years ago than it is today and assuming a linear regression into the past.

      The most absurd take I ever saw in this vein was a writing advice book claiming that literally every single person in medieval Europe hated gay people.