What impact did the Protestant Reformation have on women?

Answer 1

The Protestant Reformation gave women an active role in their religious studies. They were no longer confined to convents and nunneries at the will of the Bishops, but were able to openly read and study The Bible.

Answer 2

The Protestant Revolution resulted in the abolition of convents and nunneries in the new Protestant religions. Additionally, Protestants encouraged women to read and study the Bible for themselves.

Answer 3

in some countries it led to the closure of monasteries, which meant that women who had been nuns were no longer able to practice their vocation. For some women this was very sad, for others less sad, since not all women who went into nunneries had a strong religious vocation. Some had been sent there by their families and didn't particularly want to be there, so it was not such a tragedy for them.

A lot of women were very interested in the reformed religion, and some women became well known as scholarly writers on the subject, like Margaret of Navarre for example, sister of King Francois I of France, and Catherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII.

Some women were convicted of heresy and put to death. Anne Askew, for example, was an English woman who was an important activist inthe reformation movement in England, who was put to death for being a heretic, Catherine Parr got into trouble with Henry for pleading with him to spare Anne.

Answer 4

It didtnt impact women much. They still had the same jobs like being obedient to their husbands, caring for the children, and taking care of the house.