ABSTRACT
The writings of Birgitta of Sweden and Catherine of Siena—like those of virtually all female spiritual authors from the Middle Ages—come to use through the mediation of the communities of confessors, advisors, and followers who served as their scribes and editors, and on whom both women depended for the production of their texts. This essay examines some of the key issues to be taken into account in Birgitta’s and Catherine’s collaboration with their scribes and editors, and considers the implications of these collaborations for how we think about Birgitta and Catherine as writers.
