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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... girl , you must expose it [ leave it outside to die ] ; but if the child is a boy , you shall rear him . " 4 Or perhaps girls were not , in general , given the same degree of care as boys . In both Italy and England , girls were ...
... Girls remained , however , under the tutelage of their mothers . From this point onward , the ways in which boys and girls were treated began to differ more markedly . Boys were more likely than girls to be beaten as part of the ...
... girls about how to behave properly and uphold family honor shows that childrearing was taken seriously . Girls were certainly taught from a young age that their role in society was inferior to that of their brothers , but they were not ...
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Medieval Women | 1 |
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
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