Lauren is a Third-Year concentrating on the intersection between Christianity and Femininity in the Middle Ages. She enjoys historical fashion design and painting which eventually led her to study early female imagery throughout high school. Lauren declared her First-Year at the University, continuing a life-long interest in both history and art in a period that has always been fascinating to her. What she loves best about Medieval Studies is the flexibility and opportunity the program provides. With this major, Lauren takes a range of classes from English to Religion to Art History which creates a fuller picture of life in the Middle Ages. She also appreciates the staff who helped foster her passion for research. She currently researches with a Double Hoos grant to define ‘Books of Hours’, a genre of devotional manuscripts primarily owned by women.