Gendering Popular Politics: Medieval Riot, State Formation, and the Absence of Women Shannon McSheffrey 16 October 201929 October 2022 Why are so few women found participating in premodern revolts? Shannon McSheffrey uses the Evil May Day riots of 1517 to unpack the patriarchal underpinnings of all our political practices Read Article "Gendering Popular Politics: Medieval Riot, State Formation, and the Absence of Women"