Description
Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756) was the first female to learn Old English since it died out in the 12th century. She published two groundbreaking books at a time when scholarship was dominated by university-trained men. A passionate advocate of women’s education, she targeted female readers to encourage others to pursue a path like her own. Timothy Graham offers a comprehensive overview of the remarkable achievements of this pioneer of women’s education.
Timothy Graham is a distinguished professor of history and a regents’ professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. He served as director of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2002-2020, organizing the acclaimed annual Medieval Spring Lecture Series. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MPhil from the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the coauthor of Introduction to Manuscript Studies.