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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... lives of medieval women , but these sources often require careful interpretation . Because the lives of women , especially those at the lower end of the social scale , were often poorly documented , historians have had to be ...
... lives of nuns and other professional religious women such as anchoresses and Beguines , the participation of ... Lives in Medieval Europe : A Sourcebook , ed . Emilie Amt ( New York : Routledge , 1993 ) , 233-35 . 2. Women's Lives in ...
... lives of leisure , yet historians have uncovered evidence that many worked long hours . Their primary task was that ... lives of peasant women and townswomen , therefore , the lives of noblewomen were always busy and often chaotic . The ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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