Many medieval women used food and starvation as a way to ... The idea that the Holy Maid of Leominster was at risk of torture and death moves post-Reformation atrocity and state violence back ...

Unlike today’s “male-female morbidity-mortality paradox,” where women tend to live longer despite higher morbidity, medieval London ... stress at the time of death—were strongly tied ...

After the death of her brother ... the Damsel of Cyprus is a reminder of how medieval women continued to find ways to overcome the limitations placed on them.