The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of men. But women were central to the transformations that took place in Europe and beyond. What was life like for them in this turbulent period? How did their actions and ideas shape Christianity and influence societies around the world? 

In this talk renowned scholar Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks draws upon research for her recent book to explore the history of women and the Reformations in full for the first time.

Dr Merry Wiesner-Hanks is Distinguished Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author or editor of forty books, including: Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe, What Is Early Modern History?, Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World and The Marvelous Hairy Girls: The Gonzales Sisters and their Worlds.