Masculine Abilities in the Pens of Women: Correspondence and Business in the 14th and 15th Centuries

Studies dedicated to women’s work published in Italy and Europe over the last few years allow us to shed light on many aspects of female entrepreneurship in the Late Middle Ages. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the historiographical framework has changed significantly. While in the 1920’s studies of this kind were relatively few and focused above all on curious facts and events, the 60’s and 70’s –when cultural tensions emerged on the role of women in the family and society– began to...