The Gesta Stephani chronicles the turbulent reign of King Stephen (1135-1154), the last of the Norman kings. Although it is anonymously written and an incomplete manuscript, it provides important insight into the chaos and turmoil that led England to become ‘a home of perversity, a haunt of strife, a training-ground of disorder, and a teacher of every kind of rebellion.’ The primary goal of this paper is to pinpoint and examine Anglo-Norman female stereotypes and gender constructions through a close reading of the text, using the Gesta Stephani as a case study. The Gesta is split into two books and I will examine the women in each independently, and then conclude with general thoughts and impressions on the text as a whole.