Defiant Nuns & Inquisition: Smuggling Forbidden Knowledge

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Dive into the captivating untold stories of brave women who risked torture, exile, and execution to hide and preserve forbidden books during the Inquisition era. Discover how everyday nuns, mystics, and widows like Teresa of Avila built secret libraries in convents, smuggled texts across borders, and authored revolutionary works that challenged church authority and reshaped spirituality. Learn about Christine de Pizan's groundbreaking feminist writings, Margery Kempe's raw autobiography, and the underground networks that kept knowledge alive for centuries. This narrative reveals the power of intellectual resistance, showing how these women's defiance against censorship paved the way for modern freedoms in literature and thought. You'll gain a fresh perspective on history, women's roles in preserving ideas, and the enduring fight for knowledge.
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