Free lecture on March 27, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Celebrate fearless females during Women’s History (“Herstory”) Month of March.
Mostly Books, 6208 E. Speedway (west of Wilmot), (520) 571-0110
Join us on March 27th from 7:00 – 8:15 PM for our first Fearless Women lecture. This group explores feisty and audacious women from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. March 27th’s lecture will be given by Dr. Albrecht Classen from the University of Arizona. Dr. Classen will be speaking about Fearless Women Fighters and Writers of their Faith in 16th and 17th Century Germany, specifically Argula Von Grumbach and Anna Ovena Hoyes. Here is a briefly glimpse of what will be covered:
While most people will think only of male writers from the time of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter Reformation, this was not always the case. As recent research has demonstrated, during those turbulent times German women had many opportunities to come forward and to speak and write their mind about matters of faith. While Argula von Grumbach struggled hard, and for some time quite successfully, for the Protestant Reformation in Bavaria (until ca. 1530), Anna Ovena Hoyers emerged as a major voice in the efforts by Anabaptists and other alternative sectarian groups to maintain their own position within the ever more orthodox Protestant Church in northern Germany. Argula enjoyed major success with her broadsheets for a few years, but then her voice simply disappeared, probably muted by the authorities. Anna Ovena Hoyers found some support even among the duchess of her territory, but eventually she had to go into exile in Sweden, where she composed her most important collections of religious poems, published, however, only in Amsterdam.
This is sure to be an incredible lecture with a Q and A to follow. This event is open to the public and free, so bring all of your friends and learn about fearless women who have contributed to history.
RSVP recommended due to limited seating: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fearless-women-fighters-and-writers-for-their-faith-tickets-10663700415
Carolyn’s note: this is a lecture by my husband UA Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen (German Studies Dept.), whom I have been married to for almost 30 years.
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About 30 people listened to this fascinating talk about the Protestant Reformation in Europe and German Argula von Grumbach, who wrote Protestant broadsheets, claiming that women could study and discuss theology. Anna Ovena Hoyers emerged as a major voice in the efforts by Anabaptists, in the more orthodox Protestant Church in northern Germany. It was amazing to hear how strong and resilient these women were considering the male patriarchal society in the churches at that time.