Medieval Ideas Creative Laboratory: forthcoming event
Thursday 8 May 2025, 5.30pm
Seminar room GR.04, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge
‘Why Medieval Women’s Lives Are Still Relevant’
Diane Watt (Professor of English Literature, University of Surrey) and Pragya Agarwal (Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge)
In advance of this informal discussion session, please read the following short articles:
- Diane Watt, “In Pursuit of Margaret Paston.” Unseen Histories, 25 September 2023;
- Pragya Agarwal, “Medieval Women Used Informal Social Networks To Share Health Problems and Medieval Advice Just As We Do Today.” The Conversation, 11 October 2023.
No booking necessary but please be sure to read this material in advance.
