"And I can sit on one of the chairs by the candles and sew, and toast my feet meanwhile. I think my hands will be strong enough to sew again soon." — "And your feet stale enough to be fit for toasting."
Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters
Submitted by Cynthia on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 07:12.
I came across this website the other day, and I figured the members here would like it. It has letters from very prominent women in the Middle Ages, plus some amazingly detailed biographies of said women.
http://epistolae.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/
Sorry if you guys already know about it. I'm still in the "OH MY JEEZ THIS IS SO COOL" phase of discovery. 
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I haven't seen this. I'm
Submitted by Chicklet on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 15:52.I haven't seen this. I'm so glad you posted. Thank you for sharing! I'm going to wander off and take a look.
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Submitted by Lothere on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 17:06.Neat! I've never seen this either. I love reading old letters, and the fact that they are women's letters is so exciting.