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Role Of Women In The Role Of Women In The Renaissance PeriodRenaissance Period
By:
Jennifer MontanezPeriod 6
Women And Their RightsWomen And Their Rights
• Women had no political rights.
• They had to completely obey their husbands.
• Women of higher class had more rights.
• Women’s sexuality was always regulated.
MarriageMarriage
• If women did not wed then they were not permitted to live independently.
• Chastity before marriage was mandatory.
• Most women who were not married often joined a convent.
• Widows were often controlled by men who were not their husbands.
Social Status
• A few wealthy women had some power.
• Wealthy women were taught to be charming, and dressed in fine clothing.
• They had to be pleasing to look at.
• They were supposed to make their fathers and husbands look good and show off their social status.
Women’s Household Women’s Household DutiesDuties
• Women of all classes were expected to perform household duties.
• Peasant women worked with their husbands and at home.
• Wealthy women who were attended by servants still cooked, cleaned, sewed, and most importantly entertained.
Work Available for Women
• Women’s work was different from that of men.
• Women of the middle class who worked alongside their husbands could be dispossessed if widowed.
• Women were denied university education.• With no education women often worked for
low wages.
BehaviorBehavior
• Women did not disobey their husbands.
• Disobeying women were punished.
• Women were inferior to men.
• There was an increasing belief in households being run by men.
• The way women behaved was a very important instrument of social control.
Women ExecutedWomen Executed
• Executions of women accused of being witches grew from the years 1560-1670.
• They executed approximately 30,000 women.
• Women accused of being witches were given the same punishment as women who murdered their children.
Works Cited
• .http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/section9.rhtml.
http://www2.ivcc.edu/gen2002/Women_from_the_Renaissance.htm
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