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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... needed to go through multiple stages before it was capable of being used for garments : sheep's wool was rough and itchy , so it needed to be softened before it could be used for clothing . Although the Plough- man's Wife describes ...
... needed ) , nor from the very richest ( who might have regarded the physical labor of brewing as undig- nified ) ... needed to have a little capital in order to pay peasant women for the produce which they carried , but little else was ...
... needed for feeding a large household , ensure that her staff and family were properly clothed , and supervise children from families of slightly lesser noble sta- tus sent to her household for training . In addition , a noblewoman needed ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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