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Mary Ward: First Sister of Feminism, , Thorne, Sydney, Very Good, 10/29/2021 12:
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781399005234
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Mary Ward: First Sister of Feminism
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Topic
- Women, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, Christianity / Denominations
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1399005235
ISBN-13
9781399005234
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17050086700
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mary Ward: First Sister of Feminism
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Women, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, Christianity / Denominations
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
271.97092
Synopsis
Almost exactly 400 years ago, an English woman completed an astonishing walk to Rome. An English Catholic, Mary Ward had already defied the authorities in England. In 1621 she walked across Europe to ask the Pope to allow her to set up schools for girls. 'There is no such difference between men and women that women may not do great things,' she said. But Mary's vision of equality between men and women angered the Catholic Church and the Pope threw her into prison. This is a story just waiting to be told! The story shines a refreshingly new light on the popular Tudor/Stuart era. Mary's uncles are the Gunpowder Plotters. Her sponsors are Archdukes, Prince-Archbishops and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In Rome she spars with Pope Urban VIII and the Roman Inquisition, just as they are also dealing with Galileo. As the story sweeps from Yorkshire to Rome, from Vienna and Munich to Prague and back to England, we see Mary dodging pirates in the Channel, witch hunts in Germany and the plague in Italy. We see travellers crossing the Alps, and prisoners writing letters in invisible lemon juice to smuggle them past their gaolers. The settings range from the resplendent courts in Brussels and Munich to the siege of York in the English Civil War. The reader is immersed in seventeenth-century life., The true life story of a courageous, resourceful woman whose mission to set up schools for girls across 17th Century Europe brought her into conflict with the prejudice of male authorities from London to Rome. A new take on the popular Tudor/Stuart era, seen from the Catholic perspective and taking the story from York and London to Brussels, Naples, Vienna and Prague. Reader-friendly, with terminology explained, not assumed. A story whose central issues of women's rights and religious tolerance are more relevant than ever today. Book jacket., Almost exactly 400 years ago, an English woman completed an astonishing walk to Rome.An English Catholic, Mary Ward had already defied the authorities in England. In 1621 she walked across Europe to ask the Pope to allow her to set up schools for girls. 'There is no such difference between men and women that women may not do great things, ' she said.But Mary's vision of equality between men and women angered the Catholic Church and the Pope threw her into prison. This is a story just waiting to be told The story shines a refreshingly new light on the popular Tudor/Stuart era. Mary's uncles are the Gunpowder Plotters. Her sponsors are Archdukes, Prince-Archbishops and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In Rome she spars with Pope Urban VIII and the Roman Inquisition, just as they are also dealing with Galileo.As the story sweeps from Yorkshire to Rome, from Vienna and Munich to Prague and back to England, we see Mary dodging pirates in the Channel, witch hunts in Germany and the plague in Italy. We see travellers crossing the Alps, and prisoners writing letters in invisible lemon juice to smuggle them past their gaolers. The settings range from the resplendent courts in Brussels and Munich to the siege of York in the English Civil War. The reader is immersed in seventeenth-century life.
LC Classification Number
BX4373.8
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