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... role of women as moth- ers both in social reality and in literature . In an age of early marriage and frequent pregnancies some women , such as Madame de Sévigné took a neg- ative view of motherhood . Theologians and moralists , however ...
... role of women as moth- ers both in social reality and in literature . In an age of early marriage and frequent pregnancies some women , such as Madame de Sévigné took a neg- ative view of motherhood . Theologians and moralists , however ...
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... role of Gherardesca as an intercessor , despite her lack of formal canonisation : " Truly it is fitting to give ... roles in which she was seen were those of mother , grand- mother , and thrice - married matriarch of a large extended ...
... role of Gherardesca as an intercessor , despite her lack of formal canonisation : " Truly it is fitting to give ... roles in which she was seen were those of mother , grand- mother , and thrice - married matriarch of a large extended ...
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... role of the mother . The traditional role charted for the mother can be seen as ahis- torical , apparently taking no account of the social or political conditions of a given time , fuelling the ' myth of eternally changeless motherhood ...
... role of the mother . The traditional role charted for the mother can be seen as ahis- torical , apparently taking no account of the social or political conditions of a given time , fuelling the ' myth of eternally changeless motherhood ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 464 | 6 |
some cases from late medieval Lucca | 43 |
She was usually placed with the great men and leaders of | 67 |
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