Womens : Women's Effect In Medieval Society

     Many of people today feel trapped inside their homes, just how the women of Pre-Industrial Europe felt. Working day in and day out inside the homes, just to keep the family together, and make a little money on the side, these women were an integral part of Pre-Industrial families. Not only were the women important to Pre-Industrial European families, but so were the households. Much of the money was made in the households, and this is where families either succeeded or failed. The household and women of Pre-Industrial Europe played an integral role in the economy of the families, and more importantly, the women of these households kept them running

After marriage, the husband was considered lord and master of the family. But not all the women were meek and submissive. By the 1700's, the woman’s status had rapidly improved in colonial America. A wife and child made as much as a man did. Although women did not have equality with men, their status greatly improved from their status in Europe. A woman’s station in life was determined by the position of their husbands or fathers. The women of the poorest families, compiled to work in the fields, stood at the bottom of the social ladder. One of the surest signs of the accomplishments a family had made, was the exemption of their women from the fields. Before 1740, girls were trained in household crafts and the practical arts of family management. But afterwards they began to study subjects that required reading and studying such subjects as grammer and arithmetic. The women of the upper classes occupied themselves mainly with planning the work of the home and with supervising the domestic servants. Along with these tasks the women also baked, nursed, and sewed. But there were many social restrictions placed on the women of that time. One such restriction was that a wife, in absence of her husband, was not allowed to lodge men even if they were close relatives. For

Roman women, while still seen as inferior, were admired for their role in the household, whereas medieval women were treated badly because of how they were viewed. Although Roman women did experience discrimination, they did not suffer as much physical abuse because of it. The daily lives of medieval and Roman women were very similar. They had almost the exact same roles in households and the wealthy had similar options for leisure time. In education, even an average Roman woman had a better education than a medieval woman who received none. Nuns were the exception. Roman and medieval women also had very similar job opportunities, though midwifery was more prominent in medieval society. In medieval society there were more artists and writers, whereas there were more scientists and mathematicians in Roman society. Roman and Medieval women both had the same basic life options: marry or go into a religious position. Roman women had fewer restraints in marriage than medieval women. Medieval women had more legal rights than Roman women, though only after they were widowed or if they were unmarried and had inherited

The second area that saw the littlest change for women in the Renaissance was the expectations that came with their social status. Overall women were deemed to be a lower class in terms of gender, and men often treated them with less respect as a result. Within social classes, stereotypical beliefs regarding women and their role were held. Lower class women were expected to be housewives and take care of everything to do with the house. The expectation of working-class women, however, was slightly different. They were expected to work for their husbands and help them run their business, although they couldn’t partake in any of the work by themselves or outside of the house. However, this different expectation wasn’t necessarily new and was upheld from previous times, supporting this idea of women not receiving a Renaissance in the area of social class. Some women in the elite were able to become slightly more independent from their husbands and gain more responsibility, but the vast majority of women in the Renaissance continued to be used for the sole benefits of the men; as providers of a dowry, homemakers

However, one thing women could not do is they could not hold an office. The woman in the house was essentially the housekeeper. She cooked, cleaned, and raised children. The freedom of the woman depended upon the wealth of the family. Often times higher status women were not tasked with as many household oriented chores.

During the Middle Ages there was an influx in the growth of urban life, thus there became a need for more commerce in the marketplace and workers to fulfill that responsibility, which in turn allowed women to join men in the guild sector. Therefore, the third division of women was the free townswoman or a tradesman’s wife. This group of females was skilled in a specific trade and sold their products in the open market alongside their husband’s guild enterprise. The types of jobs that the skilled female laborer might possess were silk worker, midwife, barber, apothecary, book producer and decorations, and manufacturer of food and beverages. In addition, many women within this class distinction worked beside their husband in his guild business, selling whatever product the family association provided the public. More so, the middle class female would act for her husband in his absence, and if the man died the woman was able to continue the business. Although the tradesman’s wife was capable of

In the novel, “Dealing with Dragons” written by Patricia C. Wrede, she discusses how a courageous princess named, Cimorene, disappears from the formal Medieval society. More often than not, Cimorene decides to go against the classic act of a princess. Throughout her adventures she faces several mysterious events, and she became a dragon's princess. Cimorene was justified in ignoring the expected social norms of the Medieval society because, women did not have many rights, she wanted to become an independent princess who wanted to make her own decisions, and she was an inspiration towards others.

Imagine living in a time period where women were expected to less than men and everyone was separated by the amount of money they made. In the Tudor era also known as the Elizabethan era there was an unmarried woman on the throne in the Elizabethan England. The roles of women in this society were very limited. Men were the main ones allowed to work while it was a must the woman were housewives and mothers. Let’s not even get into how many kids women were expected to have.

Firstly, the second class will be mentioned, also known as the peasants. Peasant women were commonly thought just another worker. Although they were thought of as equally in their social class, they were only thought of as equal to the man while they were working and doing labor work. Peasant women also did not lead themselves to be pushed around by the common man, they did have to snow a considerable amount of respect though. That was only toward their fathers and late husbands. Peasants were married by purchase, by capture, and also by mutual consent. When peasants would be content to get married, they were only little children at the age of fourteen. Ladies after marriage, would have their first child at fifth-teen, then pass by the ages

In the Middle Ages, most women got married and started raising children after reaching puberty. They stayed indoors, having no true chance to get a real education or to receive any social or economic power. Husbands usually controlled their wives, motly restricting their

Women in the 13th - 20th century mostly played a “mother's role”. Often taking care of their kids, cooking, cleaning, baking, etc… At the end of the 15th century, girls were able to get an

There was a bold separation of men and women, outside and even inside the house. Women were, of course, veiled and men always dressed according to their cultural tradition. Their roles differed as well. Women largely spent time doing in-house work, while men carried out affairs outside. Unsurprisingly, there was also a bold distinction between the upper classes and the lower classes. While the roles of women of the two categories were essentially alike, those of men, however, were considerably distinct. An example is in the role of shopping. Men of the upper class employed people to shop for them, while those of the lower class, unable to afford such a luxury, took the matter into their own

In other words, women had to be pure, submissive, passive and delicate. Women from wealthier families were destined for marriage. On the other hand, women with families more humble, even being created with all zeal and finesse could not afford a dowry to her suitors. So middle-class women had to work as a housekeeper because it was inappropriate to submit them to work in factories since they were created as real ladies. The role of the governess was to teach his pupils how to behave morally and socially and often made the role of mother of their students.

Another aspect of the Middle Ages worth raising were the roles of men and women. Women had little-to-no purpose in the Middle Ages except for taking care of the children and doing field work. They weren’t allowed to leave the house, even for aristocratic women, and they had to follow their husbands wholeheartedly or else they would be beaten, or worse,

During the Middle Ages, women only had two “occupations” that they could uphold: wife and mother or nun (Bovey, Women in Medieval Society). Society expected women to get married in their youth, and then have as many children as they could in order to have the children help around the house or farm. On the other hand, if women did not want to go through the horrors of childbirth, then they could join the church and become a nun or later Abbess (Bovey, Women in Medieval Society). However, becoming a nun was still much like becoming a mother, due to the duties of the Abbess to the monasteries. The Abbess has to not only take care of her fellow nuns but also has to take care of the friars because of her superiority (Bovey, Women in Medieval