Men's Voices - Medieval, Renaissance
Men's writings on women and women's history during the medieval and renaissance periods.
Agrippa, Henricus Cornelius: Preeminence of the Female Sex
Summary of writing of Henricus Cornelius Agrippa, 1529, includes statements such as "Woman is superior to man by reason of the material of her creation."
Summary of writing of Henricus Cornelius Agrippa, 1529, includes statements such as "Woman is superior to man by reason of the material of her creation."
Bernardino of Siena: Two Sermons
Two sermons from 1427 on wives and widows, a late-medieval Roman Catholic perspective.
Two sermons from 1427 on wives and widows, a late-medieval Roman Catholic perspective.
Knox, John: First Blast of the Trumpet
"Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women." Writing in 1558, Knox grounds male superiority in Scripture and human nature.
"Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women." Writing in 1558, Knox grounds male superiority in Scripture and human nature.
Knox: Monstrous Government of Women
A 1993 defense of John Knox' position: women are by nature 'weaker vessels' and not suited to govern men. Also quotes Calvin on women.
A 1993 defense of John Knox' position: women are by nature 'weaker vessels' and not suited to govern men. Also quotes Calvin on women.