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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... interesting - people were no longer struggling quite so desperately merely to get by - but they also became more subject to com- peting systems of authority . Although there were exceptions to this rule , women did not , on the whole ...
... interesting for what it reveals of Amelot's life : she traveled to the city along with two other young single women , and she relied on her companions and other single women to support her when she was disabled and transport her to the ...
... early sixth century , also established a high wergild for women , but this varied according to her age . The following laws provide interesting data on the relative value of a Frankish 130 Women's Roles in the Middle Ages.
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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