Girl

You have chosen to bin life as a young girl: During this period of time women are basically considered property, although amongst the peasantry they do have more freedoms, but perhaps less rights or protections than amongst the nobility.
 * YOUNG GIRL**




 * Noble's || Peasants ||
 * Noble women’s parents arranged who they would marry in an attempt to improve the family, either through connections (marrying higher ranking nobles) or to bring in more money (marrying rich merchants who were not nobles). Noble women in some cases were charged with managing the house, and in some cases received a very base education. They had servants and did very little manual labor. If their husband died they were left to the mercy of their sons or conquering nobles, or their King. They were often married again for the same reasons as the first time, or they could choose to enter a nunnery. Although who they married was decided for them, many women did have a strong influence upon their husbands and were able to wield some considerable power. It wasn’t however until Queen Elizabeth that a women gained power over a country. || A peasant girl’s life was different, but not as drastically. Women were considered more equal amongst their peers (other peasants) as they were often doing the same kinds of labor. Women worked the fields just like the men did, however, women were also expected to manage the households and do the child rearing as well. In many more cases women and men were able to marry for love or choose their partners rather than have it chosen for them. That said, women were still considered property, and nobles did not recognize women as equals at all and did not treat them as such. As far as jobs opportunities go, women had very few, they could in some cases become nuns, on rarer occasions learn a trade. Generally they were wives, or mid-wives (early doctors for women), they ran the household and helped the husband with his profession. ||

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