However, many things were much the same as today.
Peopleloved their pets, woresentimental jewelry, and roamed manycity streetsthat still exist.
The exhibit runs until March 2, 2025, in London.
Christine de Pizan, “The Book of the City of Ladies” (Photo: © British Library)
However, women’s stories are present in the historical record; they just take creative historians to uncover.
Through these artifacts, visitors will be able to explore centuries of labor, love, and life.
De Pizan was one of the first female professional writers.
A portrait of Joanna of Castile kneeling before an open book from “Book of Hours, Use of Rome (The ‘Hours of Joanna I of Castile')” (Photo: © British Library Board)
The manuscript also includes handwritten annotations by Jacquette of Luxembourg, who later owned the book.
The exhibit highlights the multi-dimensional nature of women’s lives: public, private, and spiritual.
Female poets join lady contenders for contested thrones, while othersfight their enslavementor defend their keeps during wartime.
The seal of Empress Matilda (Photo: © British Library Board)
Birthing girdle, England, early 15th century, an amulet for protection during childbirth (Photo: © British Library Board)
An illustration of the Coronation of Jeanne de Bourbon as Queen of France from “Coronation Book of Charles V, King of France” (Photo: © British Library Board)
