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- Women in Medieval Society
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Series: The Middle Ages Series
summary
Early medieval women exercised public roles, rights, and responsibilities. Women contributed through their labor to the welfare of the community. Women played an important part in public affairs. They practiced birth control through abortion and infanticide. Women committed crimes and were indicted. They owned property and administered estates. The drive toward economic growth and expansion abroad rested on the capacity of women to staff and manage economic endeavors at home.
In the later Middle Ages, the social position of women altered significantly, and the reasons why the role of women in society tended to become more restrictive are examined in these essays.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Infanticide in the Early Middle Ages
- pp. 47-70
- Mulieres Sanctae
- pp. 141-158
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 209-212
- Contributors
- pp. 213-214
Additional Information
ISBN
9780812207675
Related ISBN(s)
9780812210880
MARC Record
OCLC
44956711
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1976