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Roles Of Men And Women In The Middle Ages

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The role of men and women in the Middle Ages was not much different from what is generally assumed by the people of twenty first century. A married women was nothing without the permission of her husband, a single women had less rights than men. If a certain person is a women it concludes that they are not allowed to join tithings, could not serve as manorial officers, and possibly could not act as pledge in the court. A married women was unable to sell or giveaway land without the permission of their husband which explains the position of married women’s that “they were not treated by their courts as full adults”1. They were totally dependent on their husband because the husband were considered to be the head of the household. One awful fact
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