I reviewed a new book about medieval women for @nytimes.com — & make a plea for a more complex & imaginative gender history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/books/review/hetta-howes-poet-mystic-widow-wife.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/books/review/hetta-howes-poet-mystic-widow-wife.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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— i felt similarly about a recent popular book on women and eating disorders — historical figures are flattened into caricatures to make for an easier narrative, which is lazy writing! we need to be challenged more if we want to get anywhere ❤️🩹