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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... regarded the physical labor of brewing as undig- nified ) , but rather from those of middling status.35 One example of such a brewster was Margery del Mulne of the small town of Middlewich ( England ) . Margery brewed ale for sale on ...
... regarded as the property of men , and any threat or injury to women was expected to be pursued by their male guardians . Their theoretical status under the law , in other words , was much like that of children . In practice , however ...
... regarded Hedwig , rather than Henry , as their major benefactor . When they wrote about the foundation of the convent , they explained that Hedwig " prevailed on her husband " and that he endowed the convent " on the advice of his wife ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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