Aethelflaed<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/manuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manuscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenHistoryMonth</span></a> </p><p>When we think of writing in the medieval period we always think of monks scribing. However, a study has found that over 110,000 manuscripts were written by women. The female scribes were identified through their Colophons. These reference themselves by name or by the title of nun or scriptrix, meaning female writer. </p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/110000-medieval-manuscripts-women/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2025/03/11000</span><span class="invisible">0-medieval-manuscripts-women/</span></a></p>