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Magtens kvinder
Dansk / Danish
1 pages, Hardcover
Published April 19, 2022
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January 1, 2025
Magtens Kvinder før Enevælden (Women of Power before the Absolutist Monarchy) traces the evidence for female empowerment within the higher echelons of Danish society between the years 1400 and 1596. The author expertly recreates the formal and informal role and the forms of power wielded by queens and women belonging to the higher nobility, with particular emphasis on women as administrators of fiefs. The central argument is that class interests and identity among the higher nobility at this time was strong enough that it went before gender concerns, creating a unique space for noblewomen to take part in affairs of state. The book is a little dry at times as it employs an academic rather than storytelling approach to the topic, but nevertheless, it's a highly informative and very interesting study for anyone interested in women's history, history of the nobility, and the history and functioning of the Danish state.
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