The Role of Women
Notes on the Role of Women: · Had many children · shared the hard work with men in the fields · died young · Town women were slightly better off than women who worked the fields because many earned money · maintained homes · went to market
· cooked the meals · spun the wool · wove the cloth · made the clothes · cared for their children · worked as servants · Women who belonged to a guild or who were married to a guild member were better off than most · Women in good homes received an education