Women's lives in medieval Europe

Description:

Brings together documents from the fifth through the fifteenth century, incorporating the laws, regulations, and religious texts that shaped the status and condition of women, examines noblewomen, peasant women, merchants, artisans, servants, and nuns within the realm of daily activity. Describes marriage, family life, and the perils of warfare and disease.

subjects: Sources,  Women,  History,  Women, history, middle ages, 500-1500,  Europe, history, sources

Places: Europe

Times: Middle Ages, 500-1500