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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... SOURCES ON MEDIEVAL WOMEN The subordinate status of medieval women is quickly apparent when one looks at surviving primary sources . Finding sources for any aspect of medi- eval life can be a challenge : especially in the early Middle ...
... SOURCES ON MEDIEVAL WOMEN The subordinate status of medieval women is quickly apparent when one looks at surviving primary sources . Finding sources for any aspect of medi- eval life can be a challenge : especially in the early Middle ...
... sources are vital to the study of medieval women , but non- written sources can be important too . Archaeology and artwork provide important clues about women's lives . For instance , we know from the analy- sis of bones found in ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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