Women's Rights During The Tang Dynasty
Morgan Gaynor
4th period
January 24, 2015
Women’s Rights in Post-Classical China
During the 600-1300 C.E., Chinese women’s rights were vast when the Tang ruled, but when the Song took over women's rights dissipated. The Tang ruled from 618-907 C.E. and women were allowed to vote, go to school, and live a similar life to men. The Song dynasty on the other hand, lasted from 960-1279 C.E. and women’s rights were very limited. Before the Tang dynasty, women’s rights were very constrained. They had to follow many rules or risk losing their family and sometimes their life. They had no voice to express their self, they were not allowed to go to school, and they had no true control over their future. In feudal times, women had no say in when …show more content…
They could then do everything that only men could do before. After years of being below men, Tang women could drink, own a business, learn politics, and participate in battle. Divorce also changed during the Tang. A divorce used to be shunned but was no longer seen as a sin as long as it was peaceful and both sides were in agreement. Royal women were also granted more rights then they formally were. They were able to do everything the common man and women could do. That may not should like a lot to the 21st century women, but back then, women were even further below men then they were in the American early …show more content…
During 960-1300 C.E., women were not allowed to attend school and do other things they were allowed to do when the Tang ruled. Once again, men took over and women’s rights were taken away. Compared to Tang times, women were less active in politics and less commonly seen on the streets. On the other hand, women’s rights to property were relatively secure in Song times. Older women were often very powerful within their families and girls left their families when they married. As long as they gave birth to sons, they would eventually gain a respected place in their family. Their life may not be very different from Tang women’s, but they still lost rights and some overall
4th period
January 24, 2015
Women’s Rights in Post-Classical China
During the 600-1300 C.E., Chinese women’s rights were vast when the Tang ruled, but when the Song took over women's rights dissipated. The Tang ruled from 618-907 C.E. and women were allowed to vote, go to school, and live a similar life to men. The Song dynasty on the other hand, lasted from 960-1279 C.E. and women’s rights were very limited. Before the Tang dynasty, women’s rights were very constrained. They had to follow many rules or risk losing their family and sometimes their life. They had no voice to express their self, they were not allowed to go to school, and they had no true control over their future. In feudal times, women had no say in when …show more content…
They could then do everything that only men could do before. After years of being below men, Tang women could drink, own a business, learn politics, and participate in battle. Divorce also changed during the Tang. A divorce used to be shunned but was no longer seen as a sin as long as it was peaceful and both sides were in agreement. Royal women were also granted more rights then they formally were. They were able to do everything the common man and women could do. That may not should like a lot to the 21st century women, but back then, women were even further below men then they were in the American early …show more content…
During 960-1300 C.E., women were not allowed to attend school and do other things they were allowed to do when the Tang ruled. Once again, men took over and women’s rights were taken away. Compared to Tang times, women were less active in politics and less commonly seen on the streets. On the other hand, women’s rights to property were relatively secure in Song times. Older women were often very powerful within their families and girls left their families when they married. As long as they gave birth to sons, they would eventually gain a respected place in their family. Their life may not be very different from Tang women’s, but they still lost rights and some overall