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A free-born woman who marries a slave will lose her freedom and privileges as a free-born woman. She will also have her property taken away from her and will be proclaimed an outlaw. A free-born man who marries a slave or maidservant shall also lose his freedom and privilege as a free-born man. [76]
Medieval women scientists (1 C, 9 P) W. Women in medieval warfare (7 C, 37 P) Women writers (medieval) (26 C) Pages in category "Medieval women"
Medieval Christian writers recognized women's sexual pleasure and many thought that in order to conceive a child, a woman had to achieve orgasm. This belief came from the Galenic model of reproduction , which held that conception occurred due to the union of male and female "seed," both of which were emitted in response to sexual pleasure.
"The woman warrior: gender, warfare and society in medieval Europe" Women's Studies – an Interdisciplinary Journal 17 (1990), pp. 193–209. Nicholson, Helen. "Women on the Third Crusade", Journal of Medieval History 23 (1997), pp. 335–449. Solterer, Helen. "Figures of Female Militancy in Medieval France," Signs 16 (1991), pp. 522–549 ...
Common free women may have been found spinning as well as weaving. [1] An important figure in poetry, especially the Beowulf poem, high status women are depicted serving drinks for company and family. [6] Women of this time were also entertainers, comedians, and singers, and may have been employed by households or travelling groups. [1]
Women of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 C, 4 P) Women of medieval Bulgaria (6 C) Byzantine women (12 C, 1 P) C. Medieval Catalan women (1 C, 2 P)
Pages in category "Women of medieval France" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Female saints of medieval Wales (1 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Christian female saints of the Middle Ages" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total.