A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page 188
... sisters on duty at nights , in a period when bedpans were unknown , was the obligation to help the sick to the privy . Lamps were rare in the wards and totally absent in the latrine chamber , encouraging frequent accidents among the ...
... sisters on duty at nights , in a period when bedpans were unknown , was the obligation to help the sick to the privy . Lamps were rare in the wards and totally absent in the latrine chamber , encouraging frequent accidents among the ...
Page 190
... sisters who mended sheets in service some 500 to 700 new ones had to be made up each year to maintain an adequate supply . Work in the sheet laundry was constant , exhausting , and occasionally hazardous . The laundry was located in the ...
... sisters who mended sheets in service some 500 to 700 new ones had to be made up each year to maintain an adequate supply . Work in the sheet laundry was constant , exhausting , and occasionally hazardous . The laundry was located in the ...
Page 191
... sisters under the Augustinian rule . It had accommodation for just over 200 poor sick , but there were only eight regular sisters , though in the thirteenth century it had a woman doctor on staff . One sister was designated to care for ...
... sisters under the Augustinian rule . It had accommodation for just over 200 poor sick , but there were only eight regular sisters , though in the thirteenth century it had a woman doctor on staff . One sister was designated to care for ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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