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THE CONDITION OF WOMEN IN
THE MIDDLE AGES
CHURCH They should obey their husbands
TWO DIFFERENT
IDEAS ABOUT
WOMEN
 They should be pure and
holy like the Virgin Mary
 They could not be trusted
and were a moral danger to
men like Eve
MARRIAGE  The single most important
event in the lives of men and
women
 Family Decision because of
financial reasons.
 Husband = Woman`s master.
 Disobedient wife beaten
BIRTH
Every wife
from 20 until
40 first duty
was to give
her husband
a children,
preferably a
SON.
Producing
children was
dangerous
and
exhausting
 When “her” lord was away she had other
responsabilities:
 She was in charge of the manor & the village lands.
She was in charge of all the servants, villagers, the harvest
& the animals.
 She had to defend the mannor if it was attacked.
Run the household, welcome visitors, store enough food
for winter.
She was expected to have enough knowledge of herbs and
plants to make suitable medicines for those who were sick.
Most women were peasants
 They worked in the fields, looked after the
children, the animals, made home made food
(cheese) and grew vegetables.
Animals share the family shelter . The family
home was dark and smelly.
 A woman`s condition improved if her
husband died.
 She could get control of the money her family had.
 But, she had to marry again:
It was difficult to look after a land without the help of a
man.
Men wanted widow`s lands.
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The condition-of-women-in-the-middle-ages-

  • 1. THE CONDITION OF WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES
  • 2. CHURCH They should obey their husbands TWO DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT WOMEN  They should be pure and holy like the Virgin Mary  They could not be trusted and were a moral danger to men like Eve
  • 3. MARRIAGE  The single most important event in the lives of men and women  Family Decision because of financial reasons.  Husband = Woman`s master.  Disobedient wife beaten
  • 4. BIRTH Every wife from 20 until 40 first duty was to give her husband a children, preferably a SON. Producing children was dangerous and exhausting
  • 5.  When “her” lord was away she had other responsabilities:  She was in charge of the manor & the village lands. She was in charge of all the servants, villagers, the harvest & the animals.  She had to defend the mannor if it was attacked. Run the household, welcome visitors, store enough food for winter. She was expected to have enough knowledge of herbs and plants to make suitable medicines for those who were sick.
  • 6. Most women were peasants  They worked in the fields, looked after the children, the animals, made home made food (cheese) and grew vegetables. Animals share the family shelter . The family home was dark and smelly.
  • 7.  A woman`s condition improved if her husband died.  She could get control of the money her family had.  But, she had to marry again: It was difficult to look after a land without the help of a man. Men wanted widow`s lands.