Internationally renowned author Janina Ramirez will be speaking at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday, 8th March, to mark International Women’s Day.
Professor Janina Ramirez, an art historian and broadcaster specialising in medieval art and symbolism, will speak about her latest book, Legenda: The Real Women Behind the Myths That Shaped Europe, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited over centuries for political, nation-building ends.
Having only been released in November last year, Legenda has already been widely praised, described as meticulously researched, and a ‘breathtaking’ exploration of historical women. Her previous novel, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (WH Allen), was an instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, a Waterstones & Hatchards Book of the Month, and was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize.
Ramirez is a presenter, lecturer, and researcher, specialising in interpreting symbols and examining artworks within their historical context. She is Course Director for the Undergraduate Certificate and Diploma in History of Art at the Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University, and president of Gloucester History Festival. She has also written and presented several documentaries for BBC4 and R4.
The event will also include a Q&A with Ramirez and a book signing.
Tickets for Janina Ramirez on Sunday, 8th March, are on sale now. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit salisburycathedral.org.uk
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