Medieval Women

Brian Tracy once said, “The smartest business decision you can make is to hire qualified people. Bringing the right people on board saves you thousands, and your business will run smoothly and efficiently.” As this quote explains, it is your job as employers to seek out and hire employees in the workplace because in the end it will help your business operate smoothly and efficiently. By hiring qualified employees you can save money through their efficiencies and qualified skill when performing important tasks, which will help out your business financially. As leaders and employers it is necessary not to just hire qualified male employees but female employees as well. Finally, history is often the best educator for the present; therefore, …show more content…
For women during the early medieval era it was a time of relative power and freedom. This was particularly the case in northern Europe, because not only did women have many of the same legal privileges as men, but they also had many of the same economic privileges as men. In fact, women could inherit property and manage estates; women could also take over their husbands’ businesses as widows and women could be a part of most guilds. Furthermore, peasant women in the medieval period worked equally with their male counterparts. This shows that women could obviously handle the same responsibilities of men and perform and handle these responsibilities just as well as men. However, from the thirteenth century onward, in France and other parts of Europe women’s power and independence started to decline. The roles of women are also shown through art during this time …show more content…
Yet, male patrons asserted authorization over the standards of performance typically defined women’s genres and performances. This is a perfect example of male power over women and of male dominance and superiority within society during this time period. Besides her role as a musician the courtesan women was also educated. Women court musicians during this time were among the best educated women. In Christine de Pisan’s book she first asks lady reason if women should have education and could women handle an education. Lady reason states that when daughters are educated like sons if daughters were taught natural sciences they would learn as thoroughly and understand all the subtleties of arts and sciences as well as sons. Lastly, this shows that women are equally as cable of learning as men and could handle similar roles in society.
There are many similarities between the roles of women in the Renaissance and medieval period. However, the main similarities are that woman were often controlled by men, their opportunities were often restricted due to the male dominance in society, unmarried educated women musicians were see as morally corrupt, and women were seen as being inferior compared to men. The main differences between the roles of women in the medieval period and Renaissance