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Role of women in the 17th century
Gender roles have been in society for a long time before the seventeenth century. When it
came to home leadership in the 17th-century, fathers were often expected to take responsibility.
The men were assumed to be able to provide for the family by going out and working every day
while the woman remained at home performing ordinary domestic duties such as cleaning and
cooking. Because women were expected to provide for their families, they were unable to pursue
professional careers that males were able to, thereby limiting women's opportunities for
advancement. In addition, women were expected to take care of the family's children, which
made it difficult for them to work. The responsibilities of the members of the family differed
according to the gender of the children. While girls were expected to remain at home and work
with their moms, boys were expected to follow in their father's footsteps (Poska, 2018). Men
were more likely to be found in the fields harvesting crops, while women were more likely to
remain at home and make garments and do other domestic duties. Some families have women
who help out in the fields as well as their husbands, depending on where they live. When it came
to physical demands, males were in charge of the more physically demanding duties, while
women were responsible for the less physically demanding ones, such as harvesting wheat. Men
were thought to be capable of supporting their families on their own in most civilizations; thus,
women working alongside them were seen as a source of tremendous disgrace. This essay
discusses the role of women in the 17th century to their husbands, society, religion, law, and to
the public.
In the 17
th
century, women were submissive to their husbands, and they were required to
answer to their husbands at all times. Mary's submission to her husband is clear in Castor's work,
where she refers to her husband as "master" and "father" (Black, 2001). In this example, the wife

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claimed that her husband had a magical hand, proving that men wielded much greater sway in
society. For much of this time, women were seen as second-class citizens and were expected to
submit to the authority of their fathers from the moment they were born. In order to be assessed
properly, these ladies had to meet a number of requirements involving their morality and
conduct. The honor of a woman was seen as both priceless and vulnerable. In an event where a
woman was accused of being promiscuous or sexually-oriented, the community would take her
to court. To determine whether her neighbors thought she was a nice wife, the court would
facilitate this process even further (Lidman, 2008). Even if the 17th century's patriarchal policies
were very harmful to women's mental health, this did not imply that their husbands were willing
to endure violence against them. However, domestic abuse directed against spouses, children,
and enslaved persons were still acceptable at the time of the American Revolution.
In the traditional view, it was the role of women to look after the home and administer the
family. The servants were left to the rich households (Hamer, 2017). Their main responsibility
was to watch after their children while also contributing to the family's financial well-being by
leaving the home and working elsewhere. As a result of patriarchal control, it may be claimed
that although women were required to adhere to community duties, they also took on agentic
ones. Between the years of 1400 and 1700, Spain was home to a large number of female
monarchs. Even after Isabel's reign, the Spanish Habsburgs continued to draw on the political
acumen and experience of women in Spain, which dates back to the year 1474. (Highfield,
2022). In addition to being restricted to Spain's borders, this political activity had spread across
Europe. When it came to France's conservative government, both Catherine and Marie de Medici
had sway. Even though women's political rule was highly condemned, it contains the fact that
women in medieval times were able to achieve to a position at the same level as males in order to

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1 Role of women in the 17th century Student Affiliation Course Professor Date 2 Role of women in the 17th century Gender roles have been in society for a long time before the seventeenth century. When it came to home leadership in the 17th-century, fathers were often expected to take responsibility. The men were assumed to be able to provide for the family by going out and working every day while the woman remained at home performing ordinary domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking. Because women were expected to provide for their families, they were unable to pursue professional careers that males were able to, thereby limiting women's opportunities for advancement. In addition, women were expected to take care of the family's children, which made it difficult for them to work. The responsibilities of the members of the family differed according to the gender of the children. While girls were expected to remain at home and work with their moms, boys were expected to follow in their father's footsteps (Poska, 2018). Men were more likely to be found in the fields harvesting crops, while women were more likely to remain at home and make garments and do other domestic duties. Some families have women who help out in the fields as well as their husbands, depending on where they live. When it came to physical demands, males were in charge of the more physically demanding duties, while women were responsible for the less physically demanding ones, such as harvesting wheat. ...
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