Dr Eleanor Janega on Societal Expectations and Medieval Women

Sparta History Society Talk Going Medieval Dr Eleanor Janega talking about her new book 'The Once and Future Sex' published January 2023
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[@jules0X]

So good! Her talks are the best. I could have listened to another hour easily, haha

[@theaxe6198]

I always search for Eleanor Janega’a videos

[@lisamcgeeney8972]

@@theaxe6198 me too! She's fantastic!

[@aldoraine8459]

Dr. Janega is AWESOME!!!!!

[@andrewthompson6192]

I could listen to Dr Eleanor Janega all day long

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

Aw, yes. Men describing women and the ultimate response: we don't get em.

[@nancytestani1470]

I always believed women “worked” everywhere, all the time all through generations.

[@zazuzazz5419]

“…Pickering… Why can’t a woman be more like a man…??” 😂

[@hyr1972]

on writing, i realised for all that can write, both men and women, during the pre-modern times, have really beautiful handwritings. Examples: The letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, the diaries of Queen Victoria, etc.
Which may answer why few can write or write well during the medieval period: it takes lots of time and practice, and MONEY, to learn to write well. Parchment, paper and ink are expensive back then..

[@nancytestani1470]

Don’t forget…long beautiful hair! Ha…I would never be able even grow my hair past my shoulders. Very thin.

[@markrossow6303]

pot-belly from having given birth, especially without the high-calorie burning of nursing to follow ?

[@rachelk4805]

I am assuming it is more about wealth; rich women can afford to eat well and don't have to work. After all, this is what they find attractive in virgins.

[@Danniphant]

Great talk! But now I know I would not have been considered atteactive in medieval times. 😂

[@AntelJM]

Those people sat in the corner spoil this lecture. Dr Janega should be on film here.

[@jyotivig3666]

Did the reformation which followed the medieval period have any impact on changing the classical view of women, did it introduce a more sympathetic and humane view of the role of women ?

[@thenoblepoptart]

The early modern period is even more misogynistic in many ways, like for example witchhunting… Dr Janega talks about that when the “maleus malificarum” (hammer of witches) was first written by the king of france, the medieval people of the time criticized it as ridiculous delusion, and that he was clearly just trying to smear the reputation of this women he lost a legal dispute against. But, a century or two later, people were like “omg this is real” and started murdering women under suspicion of witchcraft

[@nancytestani1470]

Think about…Ann Boylen had dark hair, dark, dark eyes. But she had something.

[@joeyrufo]

I'm here from philosophy tube lol

[@janeaustenist]

Can’t see speaker.

[@nancytestani1470]

Augustine sounds like Freud..yeesh. Yep, have to be ashamed, us women are so bad.

[@NothingToNoOneInParticular]

I wish Dr Janega were in the corner view instead of the misc people...sheesh. Especially the one eating. Gross.