Who is 'slayshesagirlboss'?
BA History & Archaeology Student
Hi, I’m Jem (they/them) and I am a history and archaeology student at the University of Winchester. I am also a member of the Royal Studies Network. This blog will be dedicated to my research and ideas on Early Modern witchcraft, queenship and gender.
I created this page to help change the narrative around women in the Early Modern and Late Medieval period.
Views and ideas shall be my own unless otherwise stated.
Though as a student at the University of Winchester, my work will be my own unless otherwise stated.
'Slay she is a girlboss'
This is a new feature for the blog which shall highlight Queens, late medieval and Early modern women who I deem are 'girlbosses'.
This is to reassess them as individuals and ensure that there is recognition of their own achievements. To ensure that they are more fairly assessed away from the patriarchal narrative.
There shall be a featured woman each month with their story and reassessment uploaded. Bonus pieces shall be uploaded when I can.
ABOUT:
I will be updating this blog when I can. I am a 20 year old, non-binary undergraduate student with a passion for women in the Early Modern Period.I have developed an interest in studying these forgotten women to history especially with the idea of witchcraft. As an autistic student I have been intrigued by the Early Modern Period since I was roughly six. Though since I have joined university, I have reignited my passion for the Early Modern Period. I mainly research and study C15th-C18th, with a deeper focus on C16th-C17th. My aim is to rewrite the historiography and make sure invisible women of this period are heard, as well as bringing forward my own interpretations on this period. As well as ensure early modern royal women are not solely remembered by the male narrative on their lives. The amount of ideas I have, I thought it was easier to track and share within a blog format. I wanted to ensure that those who were interested by my ideas within the field can keep track of my research and my academic journey as I progress through Higher Education and beyond.