ERC Consolidator Grant · 2023
From the mid-12th century, all over Europe, laws started to be enacted that hindered women from acquiring and managing wealth, triggering a long process that on the threshold of early modernity led to a dramatic reduction in their economic opportunities. The importance of the issue is undeniable, not only because female agency has been a central theme in gender studies, but also because the effects of these developments are still felt today, yet the underpinnings of these developments are far from clear. The period which is being taken into consideration coincides with a foundational phase of contemporary Europe which saw profound economic, social and political transformations, changes in…
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