Yes, many women had an important part in society as men. The men were thought to be higher in class than women, and women were brought to obey men. Many important jobs, however, were held by women.
Spinning, trading, working in fields, shopkeeping, baking, and other everyday jobs were held by women.
Noble women had power too, contrary to common. Unmarried and widowed women were entitled to hold land.
In those days, a married woman gave birth some 6 to7 times. Sixty percent of medieval children died before they reached 16, half of them (30%) before reaching their first birthday. So on average a medieval family had 3 to 4 living children.
Work 16 hours a day in a farm, get barely enough food to feed your 12 children and then you die of plague or wars. During the middle ages practically everyone was a slave. Maybe not whipped, but definitely not free.
Being a Squire in medieval times
A medieval nursemaid is a woman who takes care/babysits, the children.
I am wondering if you are thinking of the terms, 'Demesne, Manor or Seigneuries', all these can be used as another name for a large farm.
In medieval times peasants would farm the land, as well as do general repair work and labor work. Everyone would fetch water, as there was no running water.
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Most people were working the land as tenant farmers called Serfs. Most Medieval teenagers did farm chores from dawn till dusk. Families had lots of children as free labor, because they could not survive without all hands performing work.
WORK for the Family Fieldwork or household chores
The family did the work on the small farm. The children as young as two helped with the farm.
A medieval farm worker was typically a peasant who worked on a lord's estate in exchange for protection and a plot of land to farm. They performed various tasks such as plowing, planting, harvesting, and tending to livestock to support their family and the feudal system. Life for medieval farm workers was difficult, with long hours, limited rights, and reliance on the land for survival.
The family did the work on the small farm. The children as young as two helped with the farm.
In those days, a married woman gave birth some 6 to7 times. Sixty percent of medieval children died before they reached 16, half of them (30%) before reaching their first birthday. So on average a medieval family had 3 to 4 living children.
A bercary is a medieval English sheep farm.
The family did the work on the small farm. The children as young as two helped with the farm.
Tell the kids it is a place where animals live and work