What are the problems encountered by the historians understanding the status of women in the late medieval period?

Answer 1

The problem encountered by historians who are trying to understand the status of women in the late medieval period is that there is little documentation of their lives. Even the women in the loftiest echelons of medieval society, could not hold office or keep their own land after marriage. In even the royal realm, women were treated as assets to be bartered to achieve the highest possible value.