1. Rowlandson, Jane. Women & Society in Greek & Roman Egypt. New York, NY. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Rowlandson talks about the complexity of the culture of women in the Middle Ages. She tells of the history of every aspect of a women’s life. Family matters, laws, economics, everything that would affect how she lived her life. I found it interesting that royal women had a fairly big part in leadership and religion. We often assume that women were similar to slaves, which can be true, but Rowlandson thinks this was not always the case.
Rowlandson backs up her theories with many translated texts and illustrations. This helped me because it offered different ways to understand to content. The book was well organized, but I did find …show more content…
In my opinion it would take a skilled reader to fully understand this book. However, she did have nice footnotes and table graphs.
I found this book by looking up “women in the middle ages” in the subject section of McKee library’s catalog.
3. Gies, Frances & Joseph. Women in the Middle Ages. New York, NY. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1834.
The Gies’ focus more on the expectations and accomplishments of medieval women than the previous books had. They start with the background of women’s history and how it is very sparse. However, in almost every era, women were expected to be the quieter sex. The part I found most interesting was the section on textile. The Gies’ tell how women played an outstanding role in the textile industry. This gave them the opportunity to get out of the house and have a slightly more independent life.
The Gies’ included many illustrations in their book which I appreciated. I felt it also had the most interesting stories out of the books I have reviewed so far. It was easy to read while still portraying the facts.
I found this book by looking up “women in the middle ages” in the subject section of McKee library’s
Rowlandson talks about the complexity of the culture of women in the Middle Ages. She tells of the history of every aspect of a women’s life. Family matters, laws, economics, everything that would affect how she lived her life. I found it interesting that royal women had a fairly big part in leadership and religion. We often assume that women were similar to slaves, which can be true, but Rowlandson thinks this was not always the case.
Rowlandson backs up her theories with many translated texts and illustrations. This helped me because it offered different ways to understand to content. The book was well organized, but I did find …show more content…
In my opinion it would take a skilled reader to fully understand this book. However, she did have nice footnotes and table graphs.
I found this book by looking up “women in the middle ages” in the subject section of McKee library’s catalog.
3. Gies, Frances & Joseph. Women in the Middle Ages. New York, NY. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1834.
The Gies’ focus more on the expectations and accomplishments of medieval women than the previous books had. They start with the background of women’s history and how it is very sparse. However, in almost every era, women were expected to be the quieter sex. The part I found most interesting was the section on textile. The Gies’ tell how women played an outstanding role in the textile industry. This gave them the opportunity to get out of the house and have a slightly more independent life.
The Gies’ included many illustrations in their book which I appreciated. I felt it also had the most interesting stories out of the books I have reviewed so far. It was easy to read while still portraying the facts.
I found this book by looking up “women in the middle ages” in the subject section of McKee library’s