Women+in+the+Middle+Ages

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__Women in the Middle Ages__

= **Roles Of Women** =

=== The women of the Middle Ages were totally dominated by the male members of their family. The women were expected to instantly obey not only their father, but also their brothers and any other male members of the family. Any unruly girls were beaten into submission and disobedience was seen as a crime against religion. Women worked in their own households doing housework. The age of consent for women was as low as seven, but it wasn't considered legitimate until the marriage was consumated. Rape is a huge problem during the medieval ages. It wasn't even heavily punished... If you raped a slave the punishment would be a fine for 5 shillings and it would be paid to the owner of the slave. If you raped a freewoman there would be a fine of ten shillings to that woman. LW ===

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= Classes of women =


 * == **Education For Women:** rh ==
 * == Was often conducted by the Catholic church ==
 * == A French ruler named Charlemagne, promoted high standard in education for every boy who had the intelligence and the perseverance to follow a course of study like Grammar, rhetoric, logic, Latin, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics. Only daughters of very wealthy and powerful families were allowed to attend courses in the privacy of there home. ==
 * == Women taking education courses were also specifically required to take more literacy courses then men along with there other courses and duties. ==
 * == Women In the middle-ages, after there education they entered convents or nunneries ==
 * == Wealthy Women ==
 * == Women included many queens and princesses and mistresses who shared the most powerful position with their husbands and lovers. ==
 * == **Wealthy women wore brighter colors, better materials, and a longer jacket length and also wore flowing gowns and elaborate headwear** ==
 * == **Wealthy merchants tended to be elaborate and changed according to the dictates of fashion.** ==
 * == **also changed during special occasions** ==
 * == **Women also ate very well, often in the great hall** ==
 * == **Women in Poverty** ==
 * ==** No money unless the brewed healing potions, or sold anything they made. **==
 * == **They wore wooley clothing, with undergarments made of linen.** ==
 * == **very little food, most of there food source came from victory gardens or meat from there own animals.** ==
 * == ** Most people in the Middle Ages lived in small villages of 20 or 30 families. ** ==
 * jobs were cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children (as much as 7 or more), responsible for animals on there land, and making clothing.
 * Doing these jobs took the whole day, women would have to wake up at the crack of dawn to be able to finish these chores.

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=**__ Famous Women __**= Joan Of Arc
 * Nationality: French
 * Also Known by the Nickname: The Maid of Orleans and La Pucelle
 * Lifespan: 1412 - 1431
 * Date of Birth: Born in the village of Domremy in 1412, her exact date of birth is unknown
 * Family connections : She was the daughter of Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée
 * Date of Death: Joan of Arc died on 30 May 1431
 * Character of Joan of Arc: Highly religious, courageous and determined
 * Accomplishments or why Joan of Arc was famous: Rousing the French against the English during the Hundred Years War
 * Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc on 16 May 1920

From her earliest of years Joan was known for her obedience to her parents, religious fervor, goodness, unselfish generosity and kindness toward her neighbors. "When I was about thirteen, I received revelation from Our Lord by a voice which told me to be good and attend church often and that God would help me." They visited her daily telling her to 'Go into France' to raise the siege of Orleans, conduct the Dauphin Charles to Reims for his crowning and to drive the English from the land.

Joan went to the neighboring town of Vaucouleurs. There she spoke to the loyal French governor and he finally agreed to send her to the Dauphin. On the evening of February 23, 1429, she began her mission for God. In the company of six men, she rode through the Gate of France on her way to Chinon. Joan reached this town on March 6th, but was not received by the Dauphin, Charles, until the evening of March 9th. She entered Orleans on the evening of April 29th and by May 8th the city had been freed. The Loire campaign started on June 9th and by June 19th the English were driven out of the Loire valley.

The march to Reims started on June 29th and by July 17th Charles was crowned King of France in the cathedral of Reims. From this time on, for reasons know only to King Charles, the king no longer valued Joan's advice and guidance. Her last campaign lasted from the middle of March until her capture at the town of Compiegne on May 23rd, 1430. Abandoned by her king and friends, she started her year of captivity. As a prisoner of the Burgundians she was treated fairly but that all changed when on November 21st, 1430, she was handed over to the English.

The English wanted to kill Joan. The English used Church authorities whom favored them. Joan's trial was made to link her to witchcraft by claiming her banner had been endowed with “magical” powers, that she allegedly poured wax on the heads of small children. Her trial lasted from February 21st until May 23rd. She was finally burnt at the stake in Rouen's market square on May 30th, 1431. It was not until 1920 that Joan's first trial was overturned and declared 'null and void' by another Church court. The Church of Rome officially declared Joan to be a saint. JB

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