Women In The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages are mostly referred to the dark ages, it was a time of reformation. The estimated time frame for the Middle Ages are from the 5th century to the 15th century. There are no gender equality in the Middle Ages. The way women are treated sexually and hatred throughout are treated fairly across the globe. The diversity of women lifestyles are often confused with women having little to nothing of a chance to be treated equally to a man. For a woman trying to stand up for herself is unheard of and of ever considered can become a great challenge. In the Middle Ages many traditions and customs are built to keep women lower than men. Men has been taught that women are weak and passive.
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Although, some were fortunate enough to be taught to read, it was common for them not to be able to write. In schools reading and writing was taught separately. The social structure doesn’t allow any chance of advancement, not even for the wealthy. Women were valued in the Middle Ages but only as an economic commodity (Mundy 212). The women only had purposes within society, they were only good for bearing children and manual labors. Since Women provided a source of cheap labor, they had quickly became the mainstay in the economy. Many times they worked side by side with the men in the fields but was paid less than what a child was paid. Besides hard labor, a women’s primary responsibility was to bear children. In rural communities this was extremely important. The more children meant the more workers the family will have. Women were labeled as baby making machines. Marriages were arranged in most rural communities. Child labor was extremely intense along with poor sanitary conditions that caused many complications for women. This caused women’s lives to be shortened. Where most men died between the ages of forty and sixty, while most women died between the ages of twenty and forty (Cipolla 45). Most women from wealth were not chosen to bear child because of their wealth of the land and monetary wealth. However, these women lived longer because they did not have to do hard
The Middle Ages were the most …show more content…
Although, some were fortunate enough to be taught to read, it was common for them not to be able to write. In schools reading and writing was taught separately. The social structure doesn’t allow any chance of advancement, not even for the wealthy. Women were valued in the Middle Ages but only as an economic commodity (Mundy 212). The women only had purposes within society, they were only good for bearing children and manual labors. Since Women provided a source of cheap labor, they had quickly became the mainstay in the economy. Many times they worked side by side with the men in the fields but was paid less than what a child was paid. Besides hard labor, a women’s primary responsibility was to bear children. In rural communities this was extremely important. The more children meant the more workers the family will have. Women were labeled as baby making machines. Marriages were arranged in most rural communities. Child labor was extremely intense along with poor sanitary conditions that caused many complications for women. This caused women’s lives to be shortened. Where most men died between the ages of forty and sixty, while most women died between the ages of twenty and forty (Cipolla 45). Most women from wealth were not chosen to bear child because of their wealth of the land and monetary wealth. However, these women lived longer because they did not have to do hard