Essay On Women During The Renaissance

Women in the Renaissance

Women have always been subject to oppression and during the Renaissance it was no different. Women faced many adversities compared to their male counterparts. They were not allowed to make decisions for themselves without first consulting the head patriarch of the family, many women whom sought out jobs were denied because of their gender, and those who had the privilege to receive an education could not necessarily flourish. All women had a restriction on what they were capable of doing. It hindered their capability to transform their lives for the better and not even just for them but for everyone. However, when there is oppression there is a will to be liberated. Therefore resembling strongly with the sequences …show more content…
Even under Italian-law women were unable to live alone, nor were they able to venture into business opportunities (Detrick “The Early Renaissance”). There was a clear resistance to the change that could have potentially left women with more power than what actually was granted to them. This left many women in the dark unable to profit off of the era of art and education. If there were more freedom during this time for women as there was for men, there could have been more inventions and ideas that would’ve helped the Renaissance exceed more than what it …show more content…
The solution of education and work ethic for women did not necessarily bring the human rights problem any change. When it came for them to become something and start to work for themselves, the government would take it away from them. An example being that guilds would be put in place so it could protect men’s jobs (Detrick “The Early Renaissance”). It would cause a lack of prosperity for not only women but for everyone else living during this period. Despite what many would have thought, The Renaissance was a beautiful time period of extravagant arts and flourishing knowledge to men and the wealthy living during this