History@hexbear.netEnglish · 22 days ago

Many* scribes were women it appears.

www.popsci.com

Many* scribes were women it appears.

www.popsci.com

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History@hexbear.netEnglish · 22 days ago

A surprising number of medieval scribes were women

www.popsci.com

New research estimates around 8,000 of those manuscripts could still exist today.

*Had miscommunication between brain & fingers. My bad.

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