“Las mujer’s somos mal” which translates into, “Us women are evil.” This is what my paternal grandmother still says and paternal great grandmother used to say. Wondering why they would degrade us,... Where does this culture come from and why would these two strong women perpetuate such a negative stereotype? Women have not always had the ability to contribute to the economy. “Women are meant to be seen not heard” is another stereotype perpetuated (new word) between two to three older generations in my father’s Latin culture. Women, for the longest time, were not expected, nor wanted, as anything more than the typical housewife. They were meant to clean the home, prepare meals for their husbands, and tend to, as well as educate, the children. …show more content…
Michelangelo, Raphael, Jan van Eyck are just a few artist of this time. But something you’ll notice is that none of them are women. They are all men. During the Renaissance most women were the embodiment of “Women are meant to be seen, not heard” During this time women were not allowed to be outspoken nor were they allowed to even formulate their own thoughts. Any ideas or opinions were heavily influenced by the men in their life. However, there are a few women who prevailed through the discrimination. Isabella D’Este, the Grand Lady of Renaissance and Sofonisba Anguissola were some of the few women artist of the Renaissance. During this time period there were three very distinct classes and depending on which class you were born into as a woman your fate was decided for you. The most common aspect of each class for women during the renaissance era were, no political rights, if you were not married or living with a male relative you were sent to a convenient to become a nun and women were put to work, and of course within all classes women were expected to do all the housework. The lower class women or peasant women had to work in the fields with their husband, and middle class women were married to business owners or merchants these women helped in the business. During this time period Europe goes under the rebirth, the age of new discoveries. The upper class women began to have more opportunities beginning with