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    Joan of Arc: a study in virginal power and female autonomy
    (2025) Jewkes, Steven
    This paper examines the life of Joan of Arc, a visionary and military leader from fifteenth-century France, through contemporary records and later posthumous interpretations by admirers and detractors alike to determine if Joan was able to achieve autonomy in her brief career, and if so, by what methods. Using these resources, it argues that Joan was clearly able to achieve an unprecedented level of political and military autonomy for a common woman in fifteenth-century Europe by using the holy notions of virginity and divine connection that has allowed many mystics and visionaries to ascend beyond their stations throughout history. Furthermore, it considers the gendered notions of clothing that were clearly at play, as many considered Joan to be ‘dressing as a man’ and changing her identity to achieve her goals, an argument that this paper disagrees with based on the evidence.
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    Joan of Arc: a study in virginal power and female autonomy
    (2025) Jewkes, Steven; Hannan, Sean
    This work examined the life of Joan of Arc a visionary and military leader from fifteenth-century France through contemporary records and later post-humous interpretations by admirers and detractors alike to determine if Joan was able to achieve autonomy in her brief career and if so by what methods. Using these resources it argues that Joan was clearly able to achieve an unprecedented level of political and military autonomy for a common woman in fifteenth-century Europe by using the holy notions of virginity and divine connection that has allowed many mystics and visionaries to ascend beyond their stations throughout history. Furthermore it considers the gendered notions of clothing that were clearly at play as many considered Joan to be ‘dressing as a man’ and changing her identity to achieve her goals an argument that this paper disagrees with based on the evidence.