"Social role." . . "Frau." . . "Social change." . . "Sex role." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Women's roles in the Middle Ages" . "Women's roles in the Middle Ages"@en . . . . "Information about women in the period from 500 to 1500 is in demand and has been a challenge for historians to uncover. Medievalist Bardsley has mined a wide range of primary sources, from noblewomen's writing, court rolls, chivalric literature, laws and legal documents, to archeology and artwork. This fresh survey provides readers with an understanding of how women high and low fared in terms of religion, work, family, law, culture, and politics and public life. Even though medieval women were divided by social class, religion, age, marital status, place and period, they were all subject to an overarching patriarchal structure and sometimes could transcend their inferior status. Numerous examples of these exceptional women and their words are included.--From publisher description." . "Information about women in the period from 500 to 1500 is in demand and has been a challenge for historians to uncover. Medievalist Bardsley has mined a wide range of primary sources, from noblewomen's writing, court rolls, chivalric literature, laws and legal documents, to archeology and artwork. This fresh survey provides readers with an understanding of how women high and low fared in terms of religion, work, family, law, culture, and politics and public life. Even though medieval women were divided by social class, religion, age, marital status, place and period, they were all subject to an overarching patriarchal structure and sometimes could transcend their inferior status. Numerous examples of these exceptional women and their words are included.--From publisher description."@en . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sex role History Europe." . . "Europa." . . "Frau Soziale Stellung Geschichte Mittelalter." . . . . "Frau Geschlechtsrolle Geschichte Mittelalter." . . "Vrouwen." . . "500 - 1500" . . "Frau Soziale Rolle Europa Geschichte 0500-1500." . . "Europe" . . "Europe." . "Frau Geschlechterrolle Europa Geschichte 0500-1500." . . "Soziale Situation." . . "Femmes Moyen âge." . . "Geschlechtsrolle Frau Geschichte Mittelalter." . . "Rollen (sociale wetenschappen)" . . "Women History Middle Ages, 500-1500." . . "SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory." . . "Social role History Europe." . . "Social change History Europe." . . "Femmes Conditions sociales Moyen âge." . . "Women Middle Ages." . . "Social conditions." . . "Mittelalter." . . "Electronic books." . .