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Hi there! My name's Meg, and I'm the artist and researcher behind Women of 1000 AD. On this website, you can experience the stories of women from all over the world who lived a thousand years ago. They saw the same moon and the same sun every day while living in incredibly diverse societies. Have a look around and discover their stories!

Picture. A white woman and a little girl, both with red hair, sit in a brown wooden gondola. A man rows them with a long oar. The mother and daughter are seated beneath a fabric cover that has a scene of the Annunciation in red silk tapestry on the outside. The women are wearing jewel-toned dresses and jewelled golden collars and diadems. Behind them is a canal with a mix of wooden and brick buildings.

ITALY

Maria and
Hicela Orseolo

Picture. Two figures on horseback are on a black sand beach. Further from the viewer is a pale blonde woman in Viking clothes of blue and green. On her brown horse, she is gesturing towards the sea with a stern expression on her face. Closer to the viewer is a young boy on a pale golden horse looking towards his mother. He is wearing a red tunic with a blue hat, both with gold trim. In the distance, waves crash against the cliffs under an overcast sky.

ICELAND

Steinunn Refsdóttir

Picture. Two young Native American girls are in a meadow with their dogs. They have black braids and decorations made of white and purple wampum shell beads in their hair, earrings, belts, shoes, and the hems of their deerskin skirts. The younger girl smiles while hugging a proud-looking white dog that has a pouch on a collar hanging around its neck. The older girl is twirling around with her black and white dog, showing off her turkey-feather mantle. There are autumnal trees behind them, including a chestnut and hickory tree, and a path leading to the shore.

UNITED STATES

The Sisters of Aakawaxung Munahanung

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