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How were women viewed in the middle ages?
It depends on the culture. For example In Britain women were taught to be quiet, meek and obey the words of they're fathers and husbands while in Norse, Saxon, and Germanic cultures women were...
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Women in the trade of the middle ages?
Women in trade were usually, but not always, in the same line of work as their husbands. Merchant's wives had to be prepared to take over the business when the husband was away, ill, or died, and so...
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What influence did women have in the middle ages?
Women did not have as much influence as men, but they had a good deal more than some people might think. One example of an influential woman was Margaret I of Denmark. Danish law did not allow her to...
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What were the rights of women in the Middle Ages?
Women and children had no rights in the middle ages. Women were considered chattel and couldn't own property or inherit.
Women had the heavy disadvantage that they could only inherit if they...
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How were women treated in the middle ages?
Women had no rights. They couldn't own property, were abused, mistreated, and considered chattel . It wasn't until the late 1890's that a woman could go to medical school, and in the Middle Ages...