More than Muses

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

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Updated July 9, 2026

Adágio 32 – Dentro nesta casa estão

Adágio 32 Dentro nesta casa estão incógnitas duas damas uma às escuras com luz, outra em gemidos sem…

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Soror Tomásia Caetana de Santa Maria

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As Featured in Y Magazine

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 Maria Peregrina de Sousa

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Maria Peregrina de Sousa

Having lived a devoted family life, Maria Peregrina de Sousa was one of the most productive female writers in the nineteenth century. Remaining single allowed her to dedicate her life…

  • 1809 – 1894
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Adágio 1 – Qual é aquele regalo

Adágio 1 Qual é aquele regalo, de tal circunstância a fé, que o tem, e não tem nenhum, e se come sem o haver. Declaração O papo de Anjo nenhum…

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