PURGATORIO, Episode 248. An Interpolated Episode: An Introduction To Women In The High Middle Ages

In this interpolated episode for WALKING WITH DANTE, let’s talk (all too briefly) about the roles, restrictions, opportunities, and places for women in Dante’s day, the High Middle Ages. How could women advance their own concerns in an increasingly restrictive culture? And how does the contradictions affect Dante’s masterwork, COMEDY.

Mark ScarbroughMarch 8, 2026Interpolated episode, The Garden of Eden, Beatrice, Women in the middle agesComment