By: Madison Walsh Period 5/6 Women’s Daily Lives By: Madison Walsh Period 5/6

Poor Women’s Clothing Essential Question: What did poor women wear? Made own clothes Fitted Clothes Woolen clothing, woolen socks Linen undergarments Long dresses Headwear Warm hats, mittens, scarves in the winter Sleeveless tunics became a fashion Undergarments were washed often Leather shoes

Rich Women’s Clothing Essential Question: What did rich women wear? Bright colored clothing Better, expensive materials Beautiful flowing gowns Elaborate headwear Headwear in shapes Longer jacket lengths Lavish jewelry and fur Gems used as jewelry Fur undergarments for warmth Garnished with silver

Poor Women’s Fun Essential Question: What did poor women do for fun? Women did many things for fun Played board games Bobbed for apples Made riddles Went on picnics Enjoyed hunting w/ trained falcon Sometimes combined Reading to aloud or quietly Writing poetry Blind Man’s Bluff

Rich Women’s Meals Essential Question: What did a rich women eat? Wealthy women had much variety Meats were very popular Good meats Sprinkled meat in salt to preserve it Many vegetables Home- grown garden herbs Didn’t have plates Trenchers Decorated meats Put sauce on rotted meats

Rich Women Housing Essential Question: What houses did they live in? Had wealthy stone houses Only some brick; it was expensive Half- timbered, half- brick Houses had roofs Most included stone ovens Section of living room Later on, chimneys were used often Glass windows was used, too Two or more floors Servants slept on second floors

Poor Women Housing Essential Question: What houses did they live in? Used sticks, straw, and mud to build One room, one floor houses Sometimes shared with their animals Made houses Wattle daub houses Straw and timber Wider and taller Protection from weather Barns Used mud for walls

Poor Women Roles Essential Question: What was the role of poor women? Worked on fields Expected to work as hard as men Gave birth Had to obey any male member If religious, became a nun Supplied daily meals Took care of the young children Didn’t advance in skill groups Took over business and land House work

Rich Women Roles Essential Question: What was the role of a rich women? Large role in society More control than peasants Ran estate when absent husband Step in, take control Made living Had arranged marriages Highly adored Took care of children also Beaten if misbehaved Still had to obey males

Rich Women Education Essential Question: What was their education? Encouraged for women Education flourished Learned privately Attended school Needed obligations Better teachers Education required for nuns Permitted to join brothers sessions Devoted time to learn Studied languages

Poor Women Education Essential Question: What was the women’s education? Most were illiterate Educated before 14 Studied Latin Latin was English 1,000 years ago Couldn’t afford education Study books expensive Reading, writing, etc. Started at childhood Ignorant upper class Still had to obey males

Quiz Answer 1- 10 true or false: Women didn’t wear undergarments. _________ Rich women wore bright colored clothes. _________ Rich women never played board games. ________ Meats weren’t very popular. ________ Some rich houses were half timber, half brick. ________ Poor women used mud walls in their houses. ________ Poor women didn’t have to obey males. ________ Rich women had arranged marriages. ________ Rich women didn’t have good teachers. ________ All poor women could afford education. ________

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