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Sixth Annual Bainton Lecture

Sixth Annual Bainton Lecture [34] Sixth Annual Bainton Lecture: Contemporary Women in the Letters o f Erasmus 1 by Anne M. O'Donnell, S.N.D. INTRODUCTION Somme thirty years ago several thorough studies examined the position of women. in the Renaissance and in the work of Erasmus. A generation before Joan Kelly challenged Jacob Burckhardt's claim that Renaissance women "stood on a footing of perfect equality with men,"2 Ruth Kelso described the Renaissance woman's economic and legal dependence on men and her exclusion from public office and the professions. Kelso lamented that in spite of praise for the moral and intellectual virtues of the Renaissance lady, "There were none ... to argue that she should have equal opportunity and equal reward for her effort. The real feminist was still to be born. "3 Elisabeth Schneider made a comprehensive survey of classical, patristic, and medieval attitudes toward women as well as references to women in the works of Erasmus and his contemporaries.4 After scrutinizing Erasmus' numerous writings on the "Seventh Sacrament," Emile Telle asserted that the former Augustinian undermined monastic and marriage vows. Yet Telle believed that Erasmus' appreciation for Christian marriage was part of "un feminisme 1 Presented at the Warburg Institute on 25 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Erasmus of Rotterdam Society Yearbook Brill

Sixth Annual Bainton Lecture

Erasmus of Rotterdam Society Yearbook , Volume 9 (1): 34 – Jan 1, 1989

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Brill
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© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0276-2854
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1874-9275
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10.1163/187492789X00041
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[34] Sixth Annual Bainton Lecture: Contemporary Women in the Letters o f Erasmus 1 by Anne M. O'Donnell, S.N.D. INTRODUCTION Somme thirty years ago several thorough studies examined the position of women. in the Renaissance and in the work of Erasmus. A generation before Joan Kelly challenged Jacob Burckhardt's claim that Renaissance women "stood on a footing of perfect equality with men,"2 Ruth Kelso described the Renaissance woman's economic and legal dependence on men and her exclusion from public office and the professions. Kelso lamented that in spite of praise for the moral and intellectual virtues of the Renaissance lady, "There were none ... to argue that she should have equal opportunity and equal reward for her effort. The real feminist was still to be born. "3 Elisabeth Schneider made a comprehensive survey of classical, patristic, and medieval attitudes toward women as well as references to women in the works of Erasmus and his contemporaries.4 After scrutinizing Erasmus' numerous writings on the "Seventh Sacrament," Emile Telle asserted that the former Augustinian undermined monastic and marriage vows. Yet Telle believed that Erasmus' appreciation for Christian marriage was part of "un feminisme 1 Presented at the Warburg Institute on 25

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