Women In The 14th Century

It was a difficult life for women in the 14th century. The women were not valued as much as men. They did not receive much respect and did not have many rights. They were treated like objects by men. Women were not educated as they weren’t allowed to go to school. Three of the main things women in the 14th century did not have were the right to own property, the right to take part in a job, and respect.

In the 14th century women were not allowed to own property. There was no possible way for women to receive property under their name. It would have either gone to her husband or father. Women were not even allowed to inherit property. If a woman’s husband died, the property would go to their son, not her. Even if she has enough money to buy

property, she won’t be allowed to because she is a female. Now, women can own as much property as they want because of the Married Women’s Property Act. There is no gender rule against owning property. The husband can let her wife inherit the property if he wishes.
In the 14th century women were not allowed to take part in a job. The only job the women had was to be a housewife. Women of all classes were expected to perform the duties of a house wife. They had to cook and clean. Their husband would work and provide income for their family. Middle class women would sometimes help their husband in the market, but they were not allowed to work in it. In present day, women can work almost anywhere. Most of the jobs are now genderless creating an equal chance for men or women to join the job. Many women even have better paying jobs than numerous men today. However, there are still some jobs that are gender specific. For example, many positions in the military are only available for men. The military is starting to change and has offered 14,000 positions for women, but there are still 200,000 positions that remain exclusive to men.
In the 14th century, women were not respected. They were treated as property and didn’t have any rights. Men were allowed to beat wives, just as they beat their slaves and servants and dogs and horses. When a wife chose to run away from an unbearable marriage, her husband could advertise for her capture and return in local newspapers; just as he could advertise for the return of his runaway slaves and servants. Women were treated like animals and prisoners in the 14th century. Nowadays, women are respected as much as men are. They are treated as equals to men and have the same rights as them. August 26th is considered to be Womens’s Equality Day, because many major women’s rights were obtained that day.