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

Movie·1989·0h 5m

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

Directed By

Ellen Besen

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Wendy Lill, Gloria Demers

Producer

Margaret Pettigrew, Kathleen Shannon

Editor

Sidonie Kerr

Themes

manuscriptmiddle ages (476-1453)dark agesmedievalworking womenwoman centricwomen farmersmedieval history

Production House

ONF | NFB

Audience Score

100%

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Where to watch

Region: CA

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// cast

Cast

Margaret Pacsu

Narrator

// crew

Crew

Margaret Pettigrew

Producer

Sidonie Kerr

Editor

Cathy Gulkin

Editor

Wendy Lill

Writer

Kathleen Shannon

Executive Producer

Rina Fraticelli

Executive Producer

Gloria Demers

Writer

Ellen Besen

Director

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