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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... claimed it resulted from God's anger with humankind . Oth- ers still claimed that the Jews had brought about the plague by poisoning drinking water . To avoid catching the plague , people undertook many futile measures : they wore ...
... claims about the ways in which people should behave , they frequently structured their writing around per- sonal ... claimed to have written it for the edification of three sisters who sought to become anchoresses . Recent scholarship ...
... claim to my work . I do not want anyone to appropriate it . To allow oneself to be forgotten is to act as a fool ... claiming , “ By this example we learn that sense and quick wit are often worth more than wealth or fam- ily . " 22 While ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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