The woman in the Middle Ages

Woman in the Middle Ages Devil Mother Church Madonna Wife

The Middle Ages are commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the rise of nation-states.

CHURCH AND MONASTICISM The Catholic Church was the major unifying cultural influence, preserving its selection from Latin learning, maintaining the art of writing, and a centralized administration through its network of bishops.

Women’s position Woman MadonnaTemptors

How was the woman considered by the society Woman MotherWife Prostitute (the wife of Bath)

A woman was not allowed: To participate in public life To be a citizen To be a knight To administere estates To run shops To study

Women were not allowed to study Many unmarried women entered convents. Nunneries offered women the chance to become educated

What a woman had to do Work for a living in the fields Feeding the family Clothing the family

Women as objects From living under the hand of the father women moved to living under the hand of their husbands

Curiosities

Young single women wore their hair loose, but married women were expected to keep their hair covered as sign of modesty Clothing

Since the Middle Ages women were paid less than men Salary

The End CREDITS:  Kubickova,  Galopin,  Gaio,  Dreossi