My swanky padlet by https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv Made with whimsy en-us 2022-04-10 17:03:05 UTC 2022-04-11 23:12:17 UTC hello@padlet.com What is "Maier Roles of Women in Crusades"? snhouse https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139553950 After reading Maier's article, it is concluded that during the time of Crusades, warfare was stereotypically told as a male activity, and thus the role of women contributing is very much dulled down to be almost non existent. A quote from the article even states that records of Women during this time were null.

"Even if the Hodoeporicon faithfully renders historical details,28 Thomas of Froidmont’s text was not primarily written as a historical record of his sister’s crusade."]]> 2022-04-11 17:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139553950 Questions jrgillen https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139819937 1.  Who did Thomas of Froidmont write Hodoeporicon et percale Margarite about?

2.  Did St. Catherine of Sienna support the Crusades? Why or why not? What did she do?

3. What did the wife of King Louis VII do?]]> 2022-04-11 20:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139819937 Who Was Margaret Of Beverley? snhouse https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139921189 Although it is said to be hardly documented, the story of Margaret of Beverly is the best documented case of the role of women during the crusades. She arrived in Jerusalem just before the city was besieged by Saladin's forces. She was even captured and held as a laborer for 15 months yet set out on a pilgrimage and eventually "took the cross" to follow christ and accepted warfare and sacrificial suffering. 

It is not common impressionable or memorable women are mentioned in the crusade, yet Thomas's texts describe her as a heroine that was right beside the men fighting this crusade, the role of women were very important as they tended to the men fighting as well as fought themselves, operated catapults, and aiding is digging out ditches. It was mentioned that Margaret fought with a steel pot on her head and not an actual helmet. ]]> 2022-04-11 22:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139921189 snhouse https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139923741 2022-04-11 23:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139923741 Perspective of Women within War snhouse https://padlet.com/jrgillen/8fm8gvig3i8zdjkv/wish/2139931166 "Here, crusading was not only defined as a fundamentally male activity, participation in the crusade was in fact designated as an element of maleness. In contrast,women were said to have been barred from the activity of crusading on account of
an alleged lack of bodily strength, even though they were portrayed as enthusiastic
supporters of the crusade." 

I found this quote interesting because throughout reading this article, the idea of a woman fighting and danced around, there are so many arguments for how women are not as physically strong as men. But this is a perspective, because women were able to do many things that require strength. Another proposal that I feel is hardly mentioned is the strategic aid for women, women could have aided in ideas not just physical labor.
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