WOMEN IN THE 16th CENTURY

WOMEN IN THE 16th CENTURY

In the 16th century the role of women was very hard and they were dominated by men while they remained meek and submissive. A women had no right to education or gain the ability to speak publicy. Their main role was to raise the childrens as well as take care of her husband and the home. Their inferior stature in society perceived to be incapable of anything and high significate.

WORK

There were not many professions open to women. In this century,  they were not allowed in the professions( such as doctors, lawyers and teachers) and female employement was ften menial and low paid. However, women were allowed to join some of the guilds.

Women were allowed to be tailors, miliners, dyers, shoemakers, servants, nannies and embroideres.

EDUCATION

Women were not able to attend school or universities to have acces to proper education but they were allowed to had private tutors. In most ocurrernces it would be the man that would tach his wife to read and write.

MARRIAGE

Marriage was a mandatory action during the 16th century,Girls could marriages at age of 12. Women lost control of their life once they were married. Also they could not become ruler of the country if her husband died. Legally, the women´s possesions belonged to hr husband. Even if a women´s husband died and she had any sons, they would gain power over her.

Women also were not able to voive their opinión andin lived in the shadow of men in general was mamdatory that they knew how to prepare medicines and spin cloth. They also were not able to vote, receive inherited money and gain education.

CLOTHES

They were usually made of wool or linen. Only rich women could afford cotton and silk. Women wore a kind of petticoat called a smock or shift made of linen or wool amd wool dressed over it.

In the 16th cetury, all women wore hats. The poorest ones, wore a linen hat called caif. It was fashionabke for wealthy women to have pale skin. They whitened their skin with egg whites or white deal.

 By :Ángela Jimeno Hervás