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Medieval women can teach us how to smash gender rules and the glass ceiling (in The Conversation)
Laura Kalas 
Swansea University Author:
Laura Kalas
Abstract
This article was published in 'The Conversation' just after Hillary Clinton's electoral defeat. It reflects on the multiple ways in which powerful women have 'gender-played' in order to achieve agency and authority across history.
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2016
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| Online Access: |
https://theconversation.com/medieval-women-can-teach-us-how-to-smash-gender-rules-and-the-glass-ceiling-68024 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36602 |
| Abstract: |
This article was published in 'The Conversation' just after Hillary Clinton's electoral defeat. It reflects on the multiple ways in which powerful women have 'gender-played' in order to achieve agency and authority across history. |
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| Keywords: |
Hillary Clinton, medieval women, power, gender, glass ceiling, authority |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |