Women's Equality In Medieval Times

Equality was a human right that was a controversial issue which directly affected women. We can depict the importance of equality even from ancient eras to current modern ages. According to the tale, women most desire the self-same sovereignty over her husband or any other male. In the medieval periods, women were considered as mere objects and their only duty was to bear and raise children. They were not given a choice or an opinion. This had a huge effect on their thoughts which was revolutionized with idea of women’s equality decades later. They wanted to be valued and considered. Women seek freedom over any other values they possess in life. According to The Wife of Bath’s Tale, “A woman wants the self-same sovereignty over her husband as over her lover; and master him: he must not be above her” (214-216). From the story we get to know that every Women in the court agrees to this statement. …show more content…
This remained the same from medieval period throughout the modern era and women were denied the rights that they reserved. This was reflected in women’s thoughts and ideas. They wanted the freedom of equality just like a man and we know that all the women in the courtroom nodded to what the knight had to say about women’s needs.
The sovereignty which was denied to women during the medieval ages was only introduced to them during the modern era. Women fought for their rights and equality in the modern era. Clearly, the choice was obvious for women to choose sovereignty over anything else, as the reason behind this was purely the limitation of freedom they