RHS Public History Lecture — ‘Why Writing Women Back into History Matters’

6 November 2024

‘Why Writing Women Back into History Matters’, with Janina Ramirez

Royal Historical Society 2024 Public History Lecture
on 5 November 2024

Abstract

The Society’s 2024 Public History Lecture, held in association with Gresham College, is given by the historian and broadcaster Professor Janina Ramirez. In this lecture Janina reveals the considerable influence and power held by medieval women and sheds light on the gradual erosion of female agency over subsequent centuries. Through their rediscovery, it interrogates traditional historical narratives and constructs more nuanced, inclusive accounts that reflect the richness, complexity and diversity of the past.