Maryanne Kowaleski | Living by the Sea || Radcliffe Institute

As part of the 2015–2016 Fellows’ Presentation Series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Maryanne Kowaleski RI ’16 presents “Living by the Sea: Women, Work, and Family in Maritime Communities in Medieval England,” in which she explores the powerful role that marine ecosystems have taken in promoting a distinctive subculture among the inhabitants of coastal villages, small port towns, and even quayside neighborhoods in larger seaports.

Maryanne Kowaleski is the 2015–2016 Joy Foundation Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute and the Joseph Fitzpatrick S.J. Distinguished Professor of History and Medieval Studies at Fordham University.