{"id":7109,"date":"2026-03-27T21:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/salisbury\/?p=7109"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:35:17","slug":"iwd-at-salisbury-cathedral-legenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/salisbury\/2026\/03\/27\/iwd-at-salisbury-cathedral-legenda\/","title":{"rendered":"IWD at Salisbury Cathedral &#8211; Legenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A group of Salisbury Soroptimists joined a large audience in Salisbury Cathedral for a lively talk by Professor Janina Ramirez about her latest book Legenda. She was delighted to be in the Cathedral on International Women&#8217;s Day speaking on such a relevant topic.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking entirely without notes Janina dazzled everyone with tales of medieval women who had not only held their own but had excelled in their time. 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