Thesis statement: Educating women does not corrupt their morals, but instead amends and ennobles them in effect making them better able to serve their society.
The subject of the value of female education has drawn a heated debate for much of humanity’s recorded history. For a long time, women were objectified and viewed as their father’s or husband’s property. Based on their gender, women have faced an unprecedented amount of social injustice in history and the society has often attempted to validate it. The injustice, for the by and large has subjugated women, claiming that they were inherently evil or amoral. For instance, referring to the bible, Eve was responsible for the expulsion of man from the Garden of Eden. In medieval art, a female …show more content…
Nevertheless, the female species has never deserved this oppression. Looking at the life and writings of Christine de Pizan, this fact cannot be any clearer. In many ways, Christine was different foremost fourteenth century women. Living at a time when women were considered a man’s property and with no legal rights, she led an exceptional life. Christine de Pizan is among the few women who were educated in her time. After the tragic death of her husband, she found herself in an unexpected position having to support her family. Resorting to writing, Christine de Pizan became the first woman in Europe to ever earn a living through writing. Through her writing, she relentlessly began to debate about the role of women in society. She wrote in many styles and genres but the mark left by her most notable work,The Book of the City of Ladies (1404-05), is …show more content…
At her time, it is forbidden for women to be independent or have a voice but she conquers both. In her society, a woman was only limited to being a mother, wife, nun, daughter, or prostitute. A woman received a limited education in courtship only. Any trial of a woman to be independent or educated was seen as going against the word of God and norms of the society. In the critical analysis of her society, Christine concentrates on the idea of valuing the work of a woman in providing for her family, household, and society. She exemplifies the value of an education to a woman, and the benefits society would derive from it. To conclude, female education is not as much of an issue today as it was in Christine’s time. However, the society is yet to fully liberate from the stereotype that women are weaker beings or less deserving of an education. Christine’s arguments are still valid in today’s society. Her main argument that women are equal to men and should be afforded the same advantages should be upheld even today. Although enormous progress has been made in giving a woman an equal position to a man in the society, humanity still has a long way to
The subject of the value of female education has drawn a heated debate for much of humanity’s recorded history. For a long time, women were objectified and viewed as their father’s or husband’s property. Based on their gender, women have faced an unprecedented amount of social injustice in history and the society has often attempted to validate it. The injustice, for the by and large has subjugated women, claiming that they were inherently evil or amoral. For instance, referring to the bible, Eve was responsible for the expulsion of man from the Garden of Eden. In medieval art, a female …show more content…
Nevertheless, the female species has never deserved this oppression. Looking at the life and writings of Christine de Pizan, this fact cannot be any clearer. In many ways, Christine was different foremost fourteenth century women. Living at a time when women were considered a man’s property and with no legal rights, she led an exceptional life. Christine de Pizan is among the few women who were educated in her time. After the tragic death of her husband, she found herself in an unexpected position having to support her family. Resorting to writing, Christine de Pizan became the first woman in Europe to ever earn a living through writing. Through her writing, she relentlessly began to debate about the role of women in society. She wrote in many styles and genres but the mark left by her most notable work,The Book of the City of Ladies (1404-05), is …show more content…
At her time, it is forbidden for women to be independent or have a voice but she conquers both. In her society, a woman was only limited to being a mother, wife, nun, daughter, or prostitute. A woman received a limited education in courtship only. Any trial of a woman to be independent or educated was seen as going against the word of God and norms of the society. In the critical analysis of her society, Christine concentrates on the idea of valuing the work of a woman in providing for her family, household, and society. She exemplifies the value of an education to a woman, and the benefits society would derive from it. To conclude, female education is not as much of an issue today as it was in Christine’s time. However, the society is yet to fully liberate from the stereotype that women are weaker beings or less deserving of an education. Christine’s arguments are still valid in today’s society. Her main argument that women are equal to men and should be afforded the same advantages should be upheld even today. Although enormous progress has been made in giving a woman an equal position to a man in the society, humanity still has a long way to