MEWIL, Medieval Women In Letters (Unisi)

MEWIL – Medieval Women in Letters

Funded F-CUR University project. Scientific coordinator: Elisabetta Bartoli

MEWIL studies medieval letters written by women, addressed to women, or concerning female figures, across the different linguistic and literary traditions of the Middle Ages.

The project supported the organisation of the international conference MEWIL – Medieval Women in Letters, held in Siena from 22 to 24 November 2023, the publication of its proceedings, and the development of publications, digital resources and teaching materials devoted to medieval women’s letter writing.

MEWIL also contributed to funding the activities of the international project Lettres de femmes au Moyen Âge, developed in collaboration with the Université Franco-Italienne and the DFCLAM.

Activities

International Conference MEWIL – Medieval Women in Letters
Siena, 22–24 November 2023.

Book presentation and research seminar
Siena, Santa Chiara Lab, 28–29 October 2025:

  • presentation of the volume Medieval Women in Letters. Letters by Women, to Women, and about Women in Medieval Literatures, edited by Elisabetta Bartoli;
  • seminar on letters by women and the representation of women in Boncompagno da Signa’s Boncompagnus, coordinated by Paolo Garbini and Elisabetta Bartoli.

Publications and resources