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Dr. Sue Taylor
History 1101-302
April 5, 2015.
Women in Medieval Society
Although there were very few jobs for women during the medieval times, there were a few, that I believe, only the well-educated women were able to acquire. Such jobs were meant for the well-educated. In this time, being a well educated women meant one of two things. You were born into the church, or you and your family was rich enough to afford for you to go to school. Being that in this time, women had to tend to their husband’s needs at all times while the man was expected to go out, work a job, and return with what revenue, food, and support he could offer to his family at that moment (medievalgender.org). The article also states that the women were also …show more content…
It was necessary for the women to maintain the tidiness and cleanliness of the space as best as possible to make the most of living situations.” (Simon Newman)
This life very much differed from that of the rich families. Simon states, “Wealthier women typically had several servants to take care of quotidian tasks such as cooking and cleaning, but it was her duty to manage the domestic end of the household.” With information such as this I am able to deduce that the rich females had more of a chance at better lives than that of a poor female, and such an advantage could lead to a better life with a richer man. Also, with information from the book such as when Abelard talks about women being important in gods eyes, “in the book of proverbs…”find a wife and you find good things’” (The Letters of Abelard and Heloise 60). Such information suggests that women were important to men, and that they were essential to the life of a man. Which also ties into women being important for child birth and taking care of the family. Heloise on the other hand came from a well-rounded, rich family where she earned herself an …show more content…
Medievalgender.org states, “few women worked in medieval times although some did venture into the realms of writing, nursing, baking, spinning and weaving.” Heloise however knew how to write very well, and another option was to join the church. This did however require her to not be married. Simon Newman states,
“By entering a convent, women became married to the Church and, therefore, could not marry a man and bear children. Within the convents women were able to study and acquire academic knowledge, which was very rare for women, even in the upper classes. The one authoritative position women could achieve was the role of Abbess. This position of Mother Superior presided over the sisters and held certain influence outside the convent as well” (Simon Newman).
Being that she was already educated, and not married to Abelard, she could have worked for the church, or became an
Dr. Sue Taylor
History 1101-302
April 5, 2015.
Women in Medieval Society
Although there were very few jobs for women during the medieval times, there were a few, that I believe, only the well-educated women were able to acquire. Such jobs were meant for the well-educated. In this time, being a well educated women meant one of two things. You were born into the church, or you and your family was rich enough to afford for you to go to school. Being that in this time, women had to tend to their husband’s needs at all times while the man was expected to go out, work a job, and return with what revenue, food, and support he could offer to his family at that moment (medievalgender.org). The article also states that the women were also …show more content…
It was necessary for the women to maintain the tidiness and cleanliness of the space as best as possible to make the most of living situations.” (Simon Newman)
This life very much differed from that of the rich families. Simon states, “Wealthier women typically had several servants to take care of quotidian tasks such as cooking and cleaning, but it was her duty to manage the domestic end of the household.” With information such as this I am able to deduce that the rich females had more of a chance at better lives than that of a poor female, and such an advantage could lead to a better life with a richer man. Also, with information from the book such as when Abelard talks about women being important in gods eyes, “in the book of proverbs…”find a wife and you find good things’” (The Letters of Abelard and Heloise 60). Such information suggests that women were important to men, and that they were essential to the life of a man. Which also ties into women being important for child birth and taking care of the family. Heloise on the other hand came from a well-rounded, rich family where she earned herself an …show more content…
Medievalgender.org states, “few women worked in medieval times although some did venture into the realms of writing, nursing, baking, spinning and weaving.” Heloise however knew how to write very well, and another option was to join the church. This did however require her to not be married. Simon Newman states,
“By entering a convent, women became married to the Church and, therefore, could not marry a man and bear children. Within the convents women were able to study and acquire academic knowledge, which was very rare for women, even in the upper classes. The one authoritative position women could achieve was the role of Abbess. This position of Mother Superior presided over the sisters and held certain influence outside the convent as well” (Simon Newman).
Being that she was already educated, and not married to Abelard, she could have worked for the church, or became an