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Minot State University is the institutional home of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS) and its journal, Medieval Feminist Forum (MFF).

SMFS promotes the study of the Patristic Age, the Middle Ages, and the Early Modern era from the perspective of gender studies, women’s studies, and feminist studies. It actively promotes and supports interdisciplinary exchanges at all levels of higher education across the world. Members represent every continent and every academic discipline within the arts & humanities.
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MFF is published twice yearly (Winter & Summer issues). Its contents include articles from any of the Humanities disciplines, roundtables about the state of gender & feminist scholarship, book reviews, and specialized bibliographies. Begun in 1986 as Medieval Feminist Newsletter (MFN), in 1999, the journal was renamed Medieval Feminist Forum in order to better reflect the scholarly character of its articles and reviews. The Subsidia series, which consists of occasional special topics volumes, was also launched in 1999. To date, there are two volumes in this series.
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In 2004, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Gender Studies, Michelle M. Sauer, was selected as the next MFF editor. Each semester, MFF also employs at least two student interns in the fields of English and Graphic Arts.