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Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll (1574–1607), attributed to Adrian Vanson. Women in early modern Scotland, between the Renaissance of the early sixteenth century and the beginnings of industrialisation in the mid-eighteenth century, were part of a patriarchal society, though the enforcement of this social order was not absolute in all aspects.
Literary sources, particularly romantic poems, indicate that women were seen as passive subjects for love and inspiration for the great deeds of knights. They take a more active role in the historical epics like John Barbour's Bruce (c. 1375) and Blind Harry's Wallace (late 1470s). [3] They were also seen as weaker creatures, morally and ...
Women led religious houses, an important example being the abbess Hilda of Whitby (Hild), and at the time such a position meant having significant political and cultural influence. [3] Despite this sense of equality in some strata of society, some Anglo-Saxon women were still subject to slavery. [citation needed]
Category: History of women in Scotland. 1 language. ... Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service (1 C, 7 P) V. Violence against women in Scotland (1 C, 17 P) W.
It includes People of medieval Scotland that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
It includes Scottish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "13th-century Scottish women" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: British: Scottish This category exists only as a container for other categories of Scottish women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
It includes Scottish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "14th-century Scottish women" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.