In Alexandra Korey’s article, “Being a woman in Italy...in the Renaissance,” she argues that although the role of a woman in the present day has not been universally equalized, we have made substantial improvements since the conditions of the Renaissance era. She states, “Most of what we know...comes from documents, paintings, or other visual evidence that tells us much more about the patrician than peasants.” Originally, gender roles were highly influenced by the Christian story of the temptation in the garden, which affected many aspects of a woman’s life during this time, for she is seen as weak in comparison to man.
Marriage typically posed as a business transaction, more common within the wealthy, and girls were to marry men twice their
Marriage typically posed as a business transaction, more common within the wealthy, and girls were to marry men twice their