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Women in the Middle Ages

Women in the Middle Ages. Daily Life of a Noblewoman. This excerpt describes the daily life of an English noblewoman of the Middle Ages, Cicely Neville, Duchess of York.

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Women in the Middle Ages

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  1. Women in the Middle Ages

  2. Daily Life of a Noblewoman • This excerpt describes the daily life of an English noblewoman of the Middle Ages, Cicely Neville, Duchess of York. She gets up at 7 a.m., and her chaplain is waiting to say morning prayers…and when she has washed and dressed…she has breakfast, then she goes to the chapel, for another service, then has dinner….After dinner, she discusses business…then has a short sleep, then drinks ale or wine. Then…she goes to the chapel for evening service, and has supper. After supper, she relaxes with her women attendants.…After that, she goes to her private room, and says nighttime prayers. By 8 p.m. she is in bed. Daily Routine of Cecily, Duchess of York quoted in Women in Medieval Times by Fiona Macdonald

  3. Daily Life of a Peasant Woman • This excerpt describes the daily life of a typical medieval peasant woman. I get up early…milk our cows and turn them into the field….Then I make butter….Afterward I make cheese….Then the children need looking after….I give the chickens food…and look after the young geese….I bake, I brew….I twist rope….I tease out wool, and card it, and spin it on a wheel….I organize food for the cattle, and for ourselves….I look after all the household. From a ballad first written down in about 1500, quoted in Women in Medieval Times by Fiona Macdonald.

  4. Document-Based Questions • What seem to be the major concerns in the noblewoman’s life? How do they compare/contrast with those of the peasant woman? • What qualities would you associate with the peasant woman and the life she lived?

  5. Big Question • After examining the images that follow, answer this question using the written primary sources and images as evidence. • In what ways were the lives of a noblewoman and a peasant woman the same? How were their lives different?

  6. Noblewomen Image A Image B

  7. Noblewomen Image C

  8. Noblewomen Image D

  9. Noblewomen Image E

  10. Noblewomen Image F

  11. Peasants Image G

  12. Noblewoman and Peasant Image H

  13. Peasant Image I

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