Micah Burdick
Professor Shelley Wolbrink
Core 101
12 December 2016
The Struggles of Being Female During the Crusades When you hear the words, “warrior women of the crusades”, what is the first thing you think of? Do you imagine a woman in a knight’s armor or even a woman that fights with the strength of man with a sword or bow? Both concepts are legitimate thoughts as to what these few simple words mean, but neither answer is entirely true. Scholars have to go back and research what a woman did during the crusades, where they are, and why they participated in the things they did. A scholar will go to the beginning of the crusades to find how they were treated and what they had control of while the man of the household was fighting for their country.
Thesis:
I don’t know how I want to connect everything just yet. …show more content…
During the crusades, most men and boys old enough were fighting in the holy wars. This caused quite a dilemma, in a woman’s home life, she became the man of the house. She became able to make legal transactions and even collected dues that her husband left in his wake. For the family, she was no longer just the caretaker of the children, but also the overseer of the farmland. Men were no longer around to provide for their families to women started developing into shoemakers, bakers, armorers, and even barbers. The aristocrats and queens would take control of entire kingdoms in the absence of brother, fathers, and husbands. The reason that many women did not go on crusades was because they became charged with protecting the home and the children because, in many instances, husbands and sons would never come
Professor Shelley Wolbrink
Core 101
12 December 2016
The Struggles of Being Female During the Crusades When you hear the words, “warrior women of the crusades”, what is the first thing you think of? Do you imagine a woman in a knight’s armor or even a woman that fights with the strength of man with a sword or bow? Both concepts are legitimate thoughts as to what these few simple words mean, but neither answer is entirely true. Scholars have to go back and research what a woman did during the crusades, where they are, and why they participated in the things they did. A scholar will go to the beginning of the crusades to find how they were treated and what they had control of while the man of the household was fighting for their country.
Thesis:
I don’t know how I want to connect everything just yet. …show more content…
During the crusades, most men and boys old enough were fighting in the holy wars. This caused quite a dilemma, in a woman’s home life, she became the man of the house. She became able to make legal transactions and even collected dues that her husband left in his wake. For the family, she was no longer just the caretaker of the children, but also the overseer of the farmland. Men were no longer around to provide for their families to women started developing into shoemakers, bakers, armorers, and even barbers. The aristocrats and queens would take control of entire kingdoms in the absence of brother, fathers, and husbands. The reason that many women did not go on crusades was because they became charged with protecting the home and the children because, in many instances, husbands and sons would never come