{"product_id":"women-in-medieval-europe-12001500","title":"Women in Medieval Europe: 1200-1500","description":"\u003cp\u003eWomen in Medieval Europe were expected to be submissive  but such a broad picture ignores great areas of female experience. Between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries  women are found in the workplace as well as the home  and some women were numbered among the key rulers  saints and mystics of the medieval world. Opportunities and activities changed over time  and by 1500 the world of work was becoming increasingly restricted for women. Women of all social groups were primarily engaged with their families  looking after husband and children  and running the household. Patterns of work varied geographically. In the northern towns  women engaged in a wide range of crafts  with a small number becoming entrepreneurs. Many of the poor made a living as servants and labourers. Prostitution flourished in many medieval towns. Some women turned to the religious life  and here opportunities burgeoned in the thirteenth century. The Middle Ages are not remote from the twenty-first century; the lives of medieval women evoke a response today. The medieval mother faced similar problems to her modern counterpart. The sheer variety of womens experience in the later Middle Ages is fully brought out in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963113664565,"sku":"ByrdShop_0582288274","price":58.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780582288270_e888dc30-b527-4311-ad13-93b99e81fa44.jpg?v=1770406949","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/women-in-medieval-europe-12001500","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}