History 2149A/B Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Moving Beyond the Submissive Wench Stereotype A Married English Woman (with a focus upon women and consent in marriage)
3 Mar 2017
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Lecture 3 - moving beyond the submissive wench. Stereotype: a married english woman (with a focus up women and consent in marriage) Ordinary women had best rights and freedoms more in the middle ages did women work for wages outside the house hold. Marriage was a turning point in women"s lives. Egypt - could marry sister, greek empire - could marry half sister, romans did not allow marriage of close relative, eventually could not marry even second cousin. Church forbid marriages by blood and marriage and spiritual kin. 1215 - church shifted by to 4 degrees. After centuries you would end up being related to everyone through blood, marriage, and spiritually. If you broke marriage rules you were punished by slavery. It is good to marry outside kinship group because it increases ties between kins (marry endogenously) Church forbid polygyny and concubine and enforced monogamy. Official marriage was made when women gave consent.
