@article{THESIS,
      recid = {4268},
      author = {Lytle, Molly},
      title = { ‘By God, I Was Made for Glory’: Wallada bint al-Mustakfi  and Women’s Agency in Umayyad al-Andalus },
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2022-08-19},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Employing examples of multiple women from all levels of  Andalusian society, this paper demonstrates the multiple  ways that Andalusian women exerted agency through their  words and actions. Poets like Wallada Bint al-Mustakfi and  Muhya bint al-Tayyani relied on their quick-wittedness to  carve out a space in their society, while umm-walads like  Subh and Tarub exploited their connections with the ruler  to bend circumstances to their will. Others like Lubna de  Córdoba and Ana al-Qriqiya were able to use their intellect  to put their stamp on history. in spite of all the  obstacles they faced, both the contemporary and the issues  relating to sources, a wide variety of Andalusian women  were clearly able to shape history by exercising their  agency.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/4268},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.4268},
}