CFP: ‘Jewish Women in the Middle Ages’, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo 2025 (deadline 15 September 2024)

The contributions of Jewish women are often absent from broader discussions on Jewish-Christian relations, the production and use of Hebrew manuscripts, and representations of Jews in the art and artifacts of the Middle Ages. This session aims to highlight the active role of Jewish women in the Middle Ages. 

We welcome proposals for 20-minute original papers that address any aspect of the lives of Jewish women in Ashkenaz, Sepharad, or Italy. 

Topics may include, but are not limited to, Jewish women as patrons, merchants, collectors, readers, scribes, authors, and artisans. Papers dealing with understudied topics, such as Jewish women in pre-expulsion England, are especially encouraged.

Submissions are due by 15 September 2024 through the ICMS conference portal, accessible via this link: https://icms.confex.com/icms/2025/paper/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=6348&stepsonly=1&username=14277&password=995618

For further inquiries, please email Laura Feigen at c1801872@courtauld.ac.uk and Reed O’Mara at rao44@case.edu