Did you know that there is a long history of women being gainfully employed in Malta? This is the question being asked by the Department of History at the University of Malta.
It said that, whereas it is difficult to draw exact parallels between the past and the present, the commonly-held idea that women in Malta have only started working outside the home in recent years is not true.
For instance, the UM said that ”in 1540, we find Clara Laspatara taking on a man to be her apprentice to instruct him for five years in the art of making swords and decorating them.
”In the 18th century, when Giuseppa Zippelius from Valletta found herself an orphan upon the sudden demise of both her parents, she asked the Grand Master to let her keep her father’s tailor shop across from St John’s Church. She argued that she had learned the necessary skills and could continue the work herself.”
The UM hightlighted the fact that ”there is so much more to History than you might expect. Are you interested in learning more? Then this may well be what you were looking for: the Diploma in Maltese History in Context! ”
This is a part-time evening course spread over two years. There will be a new intake of students in October 2024. The deadline to apply is 2pm of 24 July 2024.
For further information see here: https://www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/udmhcpte-2024-5-o/ [1] So what are you waiting for?