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Conor Gibbons
Mr. Fisher
AP Euro
7 April 2015
Hawaiian shirt and $5 to anyone who completes this for me
Women in Renaissance
Women during the Renaissance began to experience a more important role and became more involved in day to day tasks. While women did experience a slight increase in involvement with their personal lives, their impact on the Renaissance was slim. Only a few, wealthy women were able to maintain a high social status and contribute to the intellectual rebirth at the time. Most women did not even read or write so again, it was limited to the elite, rich women of the time. The average woman of the time did not participate so much in the forefront of the Renaissance, and typically had a much larger role at home; however, there were exceptions where women made a significant impact on the Renaissance.
The average woman during the Renaissance was one who lived at home and essentially ran the household. While women still did work during this period, they never ran their own business or went seeking for jobs outside of the home. The typical working woman during the Renaissance worked at home for their husband’s business or otherwise typically did house work. Women had a tremendous and also very demanding at home role, taking care of an array of tasks such as cooking, trading, and even being a teacher. Women had to prepare three meals a day for their families, while still taking care of children at home. Generally, poorer children did not leave home and would receive a slight education, if it was even possible, from their mothers and then go on the work at home. Women from agricultural families often had the responsibility of taking excess yields to the market to be traded. Poorer women during the Renaissance needed to be very well rounded and had to take care of a variety of everyday tasks.
While the average women in the Renaissance played no part in the actual Renaissance itself, a select few, very powerful women did impact the Renaissance.
Mr. Fisher
AP Euro
7 April 2015
Hawaiian shirt and $5 to anyone who completes this for me
Women in Renaissance
Women during the Renaissance began to experience a more important role and became more involved in day to day tasks. While women did experience a slight increase in involvement with their personal lives, their impact on the Renaissance was slim. Only a few, wealthy women were able to maintain a high social status and contribute to the intellectual rebirth at the time. Most women did not even read or write so again, it was limited to the elite, rich women of the time. The average woman of the time did not participate so much in the forefront of the Renaissance, and typically had a much larger role at home; however, there were exceptions where women made a significant impact on the Renaissance.
The average woman during the Renaissance was one who lived at home and essentially ran the household. While women still did work during this period, they never ran their own business or went seeking for jobs outside of the home. The typical working woman during the Renaissance worked at home for their husband’s business or otherwise typically did house work. Women had a tremendous and also very demanding at home role, taking care of an array of tasks such as cooking, trading, and even being a teacher. Women had to prepare three meals a day for their families, while still taking care of children at home. Generally, poorer children did not leave home and would receive a slight education, if it was even possible, from their mothers and then go on the work at home. Women from agricultural families often had the responsibility of taking excess yields to the market to be traded. Poorer women during the Renaissance needed to be very well rounded and had to take care of a variety of everyday tasks.
While the average women in the Renaissance played no part in the actual Renaissance itself, a select few, very powerful women did impact the Renaissance.