[Mid] Fw: [Medieval Trivia] BBC: Women Join 700-Year Old Guilds

And now for something completely diffrent. If more of us Valued food And Cheer and song above horded gold It would be a Merrier world. ( Thorin JRR Tolkein) ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Garth Groff <shaneb@ij.net> To: MedievalTrivia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 8:45 PM Subject: [Medieval Trivia] BBC: Women Join 700-Year Old Guilds   Noble friends, Here is a short BBC piece that will raise a smile or two. A number of women will finally be admitted to the City of Durham's 700-year-old craft guilds. Now they can graze their sheep on the commons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-16889343 . In point of fact, a number of English guilds did admit women during the middle ages. This was usually when their husbands died and the widow inherited his business. And thankfully, AFAIK all positions, guilds and offices within the SCA are open to women. Glad Durham has finally caught up with us. Kind regards, Lord Mungo Napier, A CMP Who is Trying Hard to Reform __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group ()====[]::::::::::::::::::> * Nullum beneficium impune fit! Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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