The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Margherita da Trento, "Sister in Christ" (burned at the stake on 1 June 1307) Margherita da Trento--Margaret of Trent--is a shadow...

 Antonia Tanini Pulci (7 May, the feast of St. Domitilla) Although an English translation of Antonia Pulci's  sacre rappresentazioni  (l...

Beatrice of Lorraine, marchioness and regent of Tuscany (died 18 April 1076) Before his death in 855 (and after decades of rebellion and ins...

 Rebecca Guarna, doctor, fl. 1200 (1 April) Like Trota before her and Costanza Calenda after, Rebecca Guaarna is one of the renowned  muli...

Yay! We're Reviving Childbed Fever! Back to the Future, Part 21 So, among all the other great news lately, there's this: in the two ...