Beguines: The First Women's Movement in Christianity: A Time for a Return?
Carmen Valdés: Loyola School of Theology
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/Abstract
The Beguines (pronounced “bay-geens”) were women who initiated a radically new way of life for Christian women in the 12th century. Despite having no initiator or major leader, the movement caught fire and grew spontaneously in Low Countries.
