Women's Roles in the Middle AgesInformation about women in this truly fascinating period from 500 to 1500 is in great demand and has been a challenge for historians to uncover. Bardsley has mined a wide range of primary sources, from noblewomen's writing, court rolls, chivalric literature, laws and legal documents, to archeology and artwork. This fresh survey provides readers with an excellent understanding of how women high and low fared in terms of religion, work, family, law, culture, and politics and public life. Even though medieval women were divided by social class, religion, age, marital status, place and period, they were all subject to an overarching patriarchal structure and sometimes could transcend their inferior status. Numerous examples of these exceptional women and their words are included. |
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... boys , made from " frogs and snails and puppy dogs ' tails " ) comes from a later era . However , medieval people , like their descendents , viewed boys and girls as inherently different , made from different substances . Some medieval ...
... boys . In both Italy and England , girls were typically breastfed for a shorter period and hence often had difficulty digesting solid foods . Even when richer townspeople employed private wet nurses , boys were favored : Florentine boys ...
... boy's education from the age of seven onward . Girls remained , however , under the tutelage of their mothers . From this point onward , the ways in which boys and girls were treated began to differ more markedly . Boys were more likely ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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