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Did women really constitute a 'fourth estate' in medieval society and, if so, in what sense? In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers this and the whole question of varying attitudes to women and their status in Western Europe between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries. She... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- England
- France
- High Middle Ages
- Paris
- London
- Germany
- Montaillou
- Flanders
- Cathar
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Florence
- Brittany
- Halesowen
- Catalonia
- Western Europe
- Spain
- Magdeburg
- Salisbury
- Sicily
- Norfolk
- Rome
- Beaumanoir
- Brabant
- Netherlands
- Sepúlveda
- Normandy
- Bristol
- Mâcon
- Avignon
- Franciscan
- Anjou
First Sentence edit
Distinctions were made in the rights of women on the basis of both marital status and class.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Shulamith Shahar (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.40902
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Social Groups
- Books › History › World › Medieval
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
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