More than Muses

A digital library of texts by Iberian Women from the Middle Ages through the Nineteenth Century

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A uma estrella

165 A uma estrela Como és belo, astro da noite, A mim volve a face pura, Um suspiro…

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Efigénia do Carvalhal

Defying all odds, Efigénia do Carvalhal is one of the most prolific self-taught women writers of her time,…

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Posted June 20, 2026

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More Than Muses and Professors Valerie Hegstrom, Anna-Lisa Halling, and Jeremy Browne were featured in the Spring 2025…

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Portrait of Egeria

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Egeria

The first Hispanic woman to leave a written record of her life and point of view, Egeria made a detailed personal account of her pilgrimage to various Christian holy sites…

  • c. 350 – c. 400
  • Galicia
  • Carta
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A uma estrella

165 A uma estrela Como és belo, astro da noite, A mim volve a face pura, Um suspiro d'esta espessura; Não te ofusques desdenhoso, Em teu céu, tão orgulhoso! Dá-me…

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