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Throughout his book here, Lord refers to performers of oral tradition as men. But his analysis included women as well. For a thorough documentation of the role of women in the oral traditions collected by Parry and Lord, I cite this definitive book: Vidan, Aida. 2003. Embroidered with Gold, Strung with Pearls: The Traditional Ballads of Bosnian Women. Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature 1. Cambridge, MA: Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_VidanA.Embroidered_with_Gold_Strung_with_Pearls.2003.