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Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation
Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation: The Unconventional Life of Katharina von Bora | Ruth A. Tucker
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Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, was by any measure the First Lady of the Reformation. A strong woman with a mind of her own, she would remain unknown to us were it not for her larger than life husband. Unlike other noted Reformation women, her primary vocation was not related to ministry. She was a farmer and a brewer with a boarding house the size of a Holiday Inn - and all that with a large family and nursing responsibilities. In many ways, Katie was a modern woman - a Lean In woman or a modern-day version of a Proverbs 31 woman. Katharina's voice echoes among modern women, wives and mothers who have carved out a career of their own. Decisive and assertive, she transformed Martin Luther into at least a practicing egalitarian. Katharina was a full partner who was a no-nonsense, confident and determined woman, a starke Frau who did not cower when confronted by a powerful man. Ruth Tucker invites readers to visit Katie Luther in her sixteenth-century village life - with its celebrations and heartaches, housing, diet, fashion, childbirth, child-rearing and gender restrictions - and to welcome her today into our own living rooms and workplaces.
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There is not much out there by Katie Luther, in fact hardly anything at all. What we come to know of her we come to know through her husband Martin Luther's letters. She was an ex nun who became a famous yet hated man's wife, a mother, a businesswoman, she brewed her own beer, and she did what had to be done. Although it was hard, after her husband died it became even more difficult. Life was not easy in the 16th century for a woman like Katie.

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I accidentally hit reset on my timer for #25infive and it does feel like my ice cream fell to the floor. 🤦

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hermyknee 💕💕💕💕😭 7y
Andrew65 Oh no!!! 😳🙈 Can you remember roughly what the time was? 7y
Rachbb3 @Andrew65 I was somewhere around 17 hours. I'll have to start over and add. 7y
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Sophoclessweetheart My daughter reset mine on day one 😰 I‘ve just been timing daily and adding them up as I go along lol xx 7y
Andrew65 @Rachbb3 At least you know ROUGHLY where you were. That must be the ultimate nightmare. 😢 7y
JacqMac I have the fear that I will do this. Every time. 7y
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Checking in for #25infive I'm switching up books. Going to get back into this one. 👍🏼

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Andrew65 A brilliant job, you are right on track to achieve 25 hours 👏👏 7y
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A mighty good chapter title I think.. 😁

#25infive

MayJasper Ooh I say... 7y
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Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation

A strong modern woman of her time.

#internationalwomansday

Laura317 This sounds so good. Stacked. 7y
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