Women of 1000 AD
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Women of 1000 AD

Exploring the stories of women from around the world
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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!
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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.
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Maria and
​Hicela Orseolo

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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.
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Steinunn Refsdóttir

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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.
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The Sisters of Aakawaxung Munahanung

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  • Home
  • The Women
    • North America >
      • Mother of Pueblo Bonito
      • Gudridr and Thorbjorgr
      • Weaver of Xuenkal
      • Oneota Messenger
      • Jigonsaseh
      • Singer and Dancer of Calos
      • Inuk and Tunik
      • Gamblers of Parowan
      • Dog Breeder of Desolation Sound
      • Ayagigux̂
      • Parrot Keepers of Wind Mountain
      • Maize Farmer of the Illinois River Valley
      • Iyadzehe Sicuaa
      • Spectators of Snaketown
      • Sisters of Aakawaxung Munahanung
    • South America >
      • Coniupuyara
      • Pilgrim of Pariti
      • Reader of Ancash
      • Little Family of Guayaquil
      • Cloudgazer of Kuélap
      • Cacica and Water Bearer
      • Traveller of Moxos
      • Stargazers of 'Yero
      • Spinners of Sicán
    • Asia >
      • East Asia >
        • Sei Shōnagon
        • Empress Chengtian
        • Ama
        • Miss Zeng
        • High Priestess Senshi
        • Kokannon
        • Lady Yeli, Lady Wang, and the Yicheng Princess
        • Ladies Li, Liu and Yang
        • Queen Heonae
        • Hrugs 'or za
        • Rice Farmers of Yamashiro
        • Tusukur
        • Nomolun
        • Murasaki Shikibu
      • Niguma
      • Sahiqat
      • Mahendradatta
      • Duong Vân Nga and Lê Thį Phât Ngân
      • Karīma al-Marwaziyya
      • Sembiyan Mahādevi and Kundavai Pirāttiyār
      • Migraineur of Nishapur
      • Bharima
      • Prana
      • Woman in the Window
      • Taung, Ale, and Myauk Pyinthe
      • Sister of Dayr al-Khuwāt
      • Hurra-yi Khuttali
      • Candramālī
    • Europe >
      • Princess Olith
      • Bonna
      • Queen Gurandukht
      • Raingarde
      • Mór
      • Skiier of Sápmi
      • Devotee of Žemyna
      • Sophia and Adelheid
      • Thorgunna
      • Deaconess of Lucca
      • Parishioner of North Elmham
      • Zoë and Theodora
      • Fātima and 'Ā'isha
      • Heretic of Plovdiv
      • Lovers of Amesbury Abbey
      • Gunnborga
      • Riders of Holda
      • Healer of Chełmno
      • Adela van Hamaland
      • Steinunn Refsdóttir
      • Maria and Hicela
    • Africa >
      • Oni Oluwo
      • Sitt al-Mulk and Taqarrub
      • Mwana Mkisi
      • Martha Mother of Kings
      • Dobira
      • Royal Dancer of Gao
      • Initiate of Schroda
      • Sibā' bint Isaac
      • Merchant Wives of Tadmekka
      • Spirit Mediums of Sanga
    • Oceania >
      • Guni
      • Explorer of Ua Huka
      • Maga'håga
      • Friends of Luatele
    • Women by Theme
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