“Woman are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world” said Hillary Clinton. Today there is still so much work to be done to improve the rights and equality of gender. Even though the role of women has dramatically changed since early modern we still face problems of inequality. It is almost hard to believe how different the role of a woman in early modern Europe is compared to today when we are still not satisfied with the role that women are allowed to play. However, Ariosto would agree with Hillary Clinton. He believed that by the sixteenth century woman had “Arrived at excellence in every art in which they have striven, in their chosen fields their renown is apparent to anyone who studies the history book.” However, not everyone
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A lot of the ideas of women being inferior to men stemmed from the Bible. It begins with the story of Adam and Eve. Eve was made from the rib of Adam showing that a woman could not even be alive without a man. “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[b] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” And since Adam was created first you always hear the pairing referred to as “Adam and Eve” never “Eve and Adam.” In addition, it was Eve who was the one to eat from the Garden of Eden. That is why people in this time period believed women to be the root of all their problems. It shows how Eve, a woman was weak and easily tempted, while Adam, a man was able to stay strong. There are many other instances in the Bible where male patriarchy can be seen. In the New testament, the teachings of Saint Paul encouraged wives to submit themselves to their husbands. “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” This is where the main idea of subordination comes …show more content…
Woman of all classes had to surrender their power the men of the family. They couldn’t have any money or property of their own. Women of lower class “may have had more freedom in terms of work and marriage in their early lives.” During the Renaissance, woman of wealthy classes did not have jobs and were most often not well educated because they didn’t need to be. The job of a wealthy woman was being a mother. In addition, the more wealth you had, the more children you would have. This is because wealthy people had more money for kids and they were able to afford wet-nurses. A woman of higher social status would gain freedom and power if they became widows. Through a series of letters from Alessandra, whose husband Matteo Strozzi died from the effects of the plague, to her son, an inside look at what the role of a wealthy widow was during the Italian Renaissance. Alessandra said to son Filippo, “when I get the house in a little better shape I would love it if you would think about coming home.” One of her responsibilities is now caring for and maintaining the house. In addition to caring for the house she had to care for her children. She is trying to find Filippo a wife “And I would love to get you a wife.” She also has the burden of paying for funeral arrangements of her late son. “Because I had not yet gotten the woolen cloth to make a mantle for myself, I have gotten it now and I will pay for
A lot of the ideas of women being inferior to men stemmed from the Bible. It begins with the story of Adam and Eve. Eve was made from the rib of Adam showing that a woman could not even be alive without a man. “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[b] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” And since Adam was created first you always hear the pairing referred to as “Adam and Eve” never “Eve and Adam.” In addition, it was Eve who was the one to eat from the Garden of Eden. That is why people in this time period believed women to be the root of all their problems. It shows how Eve, a woman was weak and easily tempted, while Adam, a man was able to stay strong. There are many other instances in the Bible where male patriarchy can be seen. In the New testament, the teachings of Saint Paul encouraged wives to submit themselves to their husbands. “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” This is where the main idea of subordination comes …show more content…
Woman of all classes had to surrender their power the men of the family. They couldn’t have any money or property of their own. Women of lower class “may have had more freedom in terms of work and marriage in their early lives.” During the Renaissance, woman of wealthy classes did not have jobs and were most often not well educated because they didn’t need to be. The job of a wealthy woman was being a mother. In addition, the more wealth you had, the more children you would have. This is because wealthy people had more money for kids and they were able to afford wet-nurses. A woman of higher social status would gain freedom and power if they became widows. Through a series of letters from Alessandra, whose husband Matteo Strozzi died from the effects of the plague, to her son, an inside look at what the role of a wealthy widow was during the Italian Renaissance. Alessandra said to son Filippo, “when I get the house in a little better shape I would love it if you would think about coming home.” One of her responsibilities is now caring for and maintaining the house. In addition to caring for the house she had to care for her children. She is trying to find Filippo a wife “And I would love to get you a wife.” She also has the burden of paying for funeral arrangements of her late son. “Because I had not yet gotten the woolen cloth to make a mantle for myself, I have gotten it now and I will pay for