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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. Two Native American women are kneeling inside a pit house. They are wearing necklackes, headbands, and belts of turquoise. One woman is throwing dice down into a basket while the other watches eagerly.

UTAH

The Gamblers
of Parowan

Picture. Three Central Asian women stand praying side by side. The first one wears a red dress and black cap and is peeking at the woman in the middle. The central woman wears an aqua dress and black cap and has her head raised in prayer. The final woman wears a heavy gold silk robe over burgundy trousers and has her head bowed in prayer. Her hair is done up with golden pins and red ornaments in an elaborate bun. Behind them is a desert landscape and a clear blue sky.

SPAIN

Fātima bint Zakariyyā' and
'Ā'isha al-Qurtubiyya

Picture. A Native Peruvian teenage girl sits on the grass. She is sitting at the edge of a walled city. Orchids loom in the foreground and an Andean cock-of-the-rock flies past her. Behind her across a gap in the wall are round houses with diamond and rhombus designs on them. Beyond the wall are distant mountains and clouds.

CHINA

Lady Yeli, Lady Wang,
and the
Yicheng Princess

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