Marie Anne Mayeski is professor emerita of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Having written extensively on Aelred and his Cistercian context and on medieval women and their contributions to church, society, and theological developments, she has published three books: "Women: Models of Liberation" (Sheed and Ward), "Dhuoda: Ninth Century Mother and Theologian" (University of Scranton Press), and "Women at the Table" (Liturgical Press).