Gender Roles
This religion played a significant role in shaping marriage and gender roles in early modern Europe.
What is Catholicism?
This concept required a woman’s family to provide money or property to her husband's family during marriage.
What is a dowry?
This Italian noblewoman was a patron of the arts and education, supporting women in intellectual circles and promoting learning.
Who is Isabella d'Este?
In Early Modern Europe, societal norms often relegated women to the private sphere, which was reinforced by this type of belief system.
What is patriarchy?
This Baroque-era artist is recognized for breaking gender norms, particularly in her depiction of strong female figures in biblical scenes.
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
Women in early modern Europe were often expected to perform these duties after marriage, which reinforced their traditional gender roles.
What are childbearing and homemaking?
This legal principle dictated that a woman’s legal identity was absorbed by her husband after marriage.
What is coverture?
This Mexican scholar and writer, known for defending women's right to education, wrote In Response to the Most Illustrious Sor Filotea".
Who is Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz?
In many early modern European societies, women gained political power through this means, rather than direct election or appointment.
What is marriage and inheritance?
This famous early modern Spanish nun and mystic wrote The Interior Castle and other influential works on spirituality.
Who is Teresa of Ávila?
Women’s education was often restricted to these subjects, which were seen as appropriate for their roles in the home.
What are domestic skills, arts, and religion?
This was one of the few countries in early modern Europe where divorce was more common.
What is Protestant England?
In early modern Europe, the education of noblewomen often focused on these areas, which were seen as appropriate for their social roles.
What are language, music, and household management?
This French queen regent exercised significant political power during the French Wars of Religion, influencing major decisions of her time.
Who is Catherine de Medici?
This artist is known for her still-life paintings, often showcasing food and objects related to domestic life.
Who is Clara Peeters?
This movement aimed to improve women's social roles and legal rights during the Enlightenment, leading to greater awareness of gender equality.
What is the women’s rights movement?
These types of marriages were arranged for political, financial, or social reasons, rather than romantic love.
What are arranged marriages?
In Indigenous societies, children were often taught through this method, which emphasized active learning and participation in community life.
What is storytelling and oral traditions?
This Indigenous group allowed women to hold significant power, shaping both political and cultural decisions.
What is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
This key female figure of the Renaissance era was a royal patron of the arts and an author, producing works on love and morality.
Who is Marguerite de Navarre?
This social movement in the late 18th and 19th centuries sought to address the rights of women, including the right to vote and own property.
What is the women’s suffrage movement?
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
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This famous European philosopher's ideas on education, particularly his belief in education for both boys and girls, influenced educational reforms during the Enlightenment.
Who is John Locke?
In the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, women held significant political power, including this role in the decision-making process.
What is appointing and removing chiefs?
This work, published in 1792, argued for women’s rights and education, influencing later feminist thought and activism.
What is A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?