Teaching Medieval Women is a collaborative project between teachers and academics, looking to find new and innovative ways to bring the subject of medieval women into the classroom.
New Content
Teaching Medieval Women is pleased to present our first animated short, aimed at KS3 students and showcasing the lives of 6 extraordinary medieval women from around the world.
Interested in co-creating materials with TMW?
Is there a particular topic or historical woman that you would like to see covered?
Teaching Medieval Women is keen to facilitate more opportunities for teachers and academics to work together to bring medieval women’s history into the classroom.
If you would like the chance to co-create educational materials with other teachers and academics, drop us an email.
Events
Teaching Medieval Women runs various events, including Continuous Professional Development (CPD) days for teachers and members of the public. These days typically involve academic talks, panel discussions and workshop exercises.
Oundle School Teaching Medieval Women Evening CPD Event
Oundle School, Peterborough
9 January 2025
An evening CPD event aimed at teachers interested in bringing medieval women into their teaching.
Schools History Project Teaching Medieval Women at the British Library
British Library
18 January 2025
The Schools History Project and TMW will be running a free event for A Level students and their teachers.
British Library Teacher CPD Event 4: Medieval Women and Wealth
British Library
3 February 2025
The last of our 4 free twilight CPD events at the British Library for KS3, KS4 and KS5 teachers focusing on medieval women and wealth.
Royal Historical Society Lecture: Natasha Hodgson
Mary Ward House/Online
7 February 2025
Natasha Hodgson will be giving the RHS’s Medieval Lecture 2025 on ‘Dangerous Journeys: Framing women’s movement in the medieval world’. Available to attend online or in-person.
Recent Posts
Teaching Medieval Women at the British Library: Medieval Women In Their Own Words Exhibition
On 24 October, the British Library opened the doors for the very first time to its latest exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words. TMW’s Natasha Hodgson was selected as one of the academic consultants for the exhibition and worked closely with curators Julian Harrison and Ellie Jackson to develop the narratives and selection of…
Teaching Medieval Women at North London Collegiate School
TMW’s own Ms Brock reflects on the first year of teaching her KS3 module at North London Collegiate School. A key part of the Teaching Medieval Women Project’s first year of work has involved NLCS implementing a scheme of work which includes the case studies, ideas and resources that we have all been working on…
Natasha Hodgson writes for End Sexism in Schools
It is no longer enough to have a token ‘women’ question (many exam papers have none!), a couple of pages in a textbook dedicated to women, or just a single female case study in a six-week module to ‘balance’ a topic. Girls in every classroom today will face a variety of challenges based on historic…
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