This episode we aren&#39;t Meanwhile in Texas. I&#39;m in grad school, taking a class on Medieval women so today, we&#39;re in the 13th century. This episode exploress Beatrice of Nazareth, a medieval Cistercian nun whose life and writing sit between outward monastic discipline and intensely interior spiritual experience. I talk through her Vita and The Seven Manners of Loving God, and how historians have tried to make sense of her as both a writer and a mystic.

Meanwhile in Texas is the story of Ramon Vasquez. Each week we explore how world events shaped one man’s life. We use census data, records from Mexico and Texas, a library card and even a 108 page document found through a simple google search. Let's piece the story together topic by topic, document by document.