The beguines-the medieval feminists

It is time to break the myth of women in the Middle Ages as completely dependent on men. Because there was an alternative to marrying or becoming a nun and still gaining a respected position in society. Few people today know about the enormous feminist movement the Beguines, the movement where women supported themselves and lived without men. Come and hear the historian Idun Vinterros tell you about these forgotten women!
Picture by Agnes Lundgren