Annotation Examines women who chose to risk persecution and martyrdom to pursue the radical Protestant movement during the Reformation. Most of the 34 essays focus on a single woman, but others discuss such groups as women in the Hutterite song book, women in Tiron who recanted, and women leaders in Augsburg. The sections begin with introductions to the context of Anabaptist women in Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria, and northern Germany and the Netherlands. Canadian card order number: C96-932001-9. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.