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Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages

Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages

(1989)

Overview

This animated short challenges enduring myths, spawned by fairy tales and romances, about women in medieval society. It explores the differences and similarities between that distant period and our own, and shows what medieval women’s lives were really like.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Ellen Besen
  2. Producer : Margaret Pettigrew
  3. Writer : Wendy Lill,Gloria Demers
  4. Editor : Sidonie Kerr,Cathy Gulkin
  5. Cast : Margaret Pacsu

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Original TitleIlluminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1989-07-04

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 05m

Homepagehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/illuminated_lives_brief_history_womens_work/

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • History
  • Animation
  • Documentary

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