This past summer Julia Rombough, Asst. Prof. of History at Acadia University, published a new study about a particular perspective on Florence and Renaissance Italy during the era of the Medicis -- more than 5% of the population of the city were living in convents and charity hospitals, and the women were expected to follow a strict code of conduct that discouraged them from speaking up, or making any noise at all generally. How did sounds and songs and conversations shape their everyday lives?
A Veil of Silence
Women and Sound in Renaissance Italy
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674295810
This will be of interest to anyone who likes Florence or Italy or the Renaissance or women or the Church, and it also gives a peek into current critical perspectives in academic history.
Don't just listen to me, check out the reviews!
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/12/05/soundscapes-of-the-silenced-a-veil-of-silence-rombough/