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Nena Vandeweerdt | Women and Work through a Comparative Lens
27th March, 2026 in Author’s corner
Nena Vandeweerdt is a postdoctoral researcher who studies gendered socioeconomic interactions in late medieval and early modern towns. She holds a PhD in History from the KU Leuven and the University of Cantabria. Her work focuses on urban labor markets, everyday life, and the use of digital humanities in historical research.
What was the “9-to-5” like for the medieval women who kept households, shops, and towns running? And how did that work differ from place to place?
In this episode of ‘The Medieval Podcast’, Danièle Cybulskie speaks with Nena Vandeweerdt about women’s work inside and outside of guild structures, how it was regulated, and how opportunities changed for women across time and space.