Women in Elizabethan Times by Alissa Long https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s What fact about women in Elizabethan times was most surprising to you and why? Explain in 2-3 sentences. en-us 2018-04-25 10:19:39 UTC 2025-10-12 14:08:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png if a woman was single, she was seen as a witch https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610753 this was surprising to me because witches were seen as very bad and strange people. even if the woman didn't do anything wrong, she was still looked at with suspicion and disappointment.]]> 2019-04-30 19:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610753 Women could marry from the age of 12. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610776 This is surprising because most women today wait until their late twenties or early thirties to get married. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610776 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610807 Women who were single often were accused of being witches by other people. This was surprising to me because the people thought that just because they were unmarried meant that they were witches.]]> 2019-04-30 19:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610807 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610826 The most surprising fact was that there were no schools for women, but they were home schooled and tutored at home I thought it was surprising because if it was common for them to be taught at home, why wouldn't they just put them in school. They're already learning.]]> 2019-04-30 19:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610826 Disobedience of women was seen as a crime against religion. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610835 2019-04-30 19:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610835 Many women made backup plans for childcare in the event that they died during childbirth. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610857 This was surprising because I would have thought that the men would have made these plans and decisions for their wives, rather than letting them.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610857 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610869 Women could not own property.This was surprising because they are expected to have property to give tho their future husbands,]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610869 Lots O Babies https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610915 On Average a women gave birth every two years, this meant that they were constantly dealing with the hardships that come with pregnancy.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610915 Single women were looked upon with suspicion and were accused of being witches. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610952 This surprised me because I never knew single women were looked down on and because there is no such thing as a witch.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610952 Women could marry as young as 12 years old. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610976 This surprised me because I can not even begin to imagine marrying somebody at the age of 15, much less 12. It is crazy how most of the time they couldn't choose who they were going to marry, since marrying for love was considered foolish.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355610976 Women could not enter professions (lawyers, doctors, etc.) but had to work in domestic services as maids or cooks. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611014 2019-04-30 19:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611014 aj339472 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611018 Single women were associated as witches. This was surprising because they shouldn't be judged on not marrying someone yet.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611018 Women couldn't become Doctors or Lawyers https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611042 This is surprising because this is so different from society today. Today women are encouraged to become professionals like doctors and lawyers which makes life in the Elizabethan era so much different from life today. 






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611042 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611046 The most surprising fact was that women could marry as soon as the age of 12. This is surprising because in our time, 12 year olds wouldn't even be in junior high yet.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611046 Disobedience would usually result in a beating https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611065
























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































                          



































.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611065 Women couldn't vote https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611087 I already knew this, so the main part isn't surprising. But I do think its odd how the queen of the entire country couldn't do something as simple as vote.

]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611087 The only pieces of literature that a woman could write were either translations or religious texts. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611093 This is surprising to me because if women were seen as the inferior gender then, they could comment on religion or something holy. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611093 If a women's father died she would belong to her brother until she got married off to another family and then she would belong to her husband. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611103 This was surprising to me because I wouldn't have thought it would have gone to her brother, I would've thought she would go to her uncle or mother or been immediately married off. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611103 Women were expected to marry, and if they didn't they were seen as a witch https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611135 I found this surprising because I don't see how those two things correlate or this idea is logical at all.]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611135 Queen Elizabeth was able to keep her influence and control by not marrying a man which would of transfered all of her authority to her husband. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611175 2019-04-30 19:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611175 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611179 It was legal for women to be married off at the age of 12.  This was surprising to me because you would think that adults might consider 12 too young to successfully do their job and run a home. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611179 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611212 The most surprising fact was that women couldn't inherit their father's titles. Even if the family had no sons, the titles were passed to the oldest male relative. Only royal women could hold titles. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611212 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611220 On average, a woman gave birth to a child every 2 years. Even though lots of these children died in their childhood or at birth this was still surprising. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611220 Women belonged to their fathers, then passed to their husbands after marriage. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611294 This was surprising because I cannot believe women were treated like objects/property.


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































]]> 2019-04-30 19:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611294 https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611322 The most surprising thing is that because women belonged to their fathers/brothers/husbands, Queen Elizabeth did not wish to marry and give up her power to a man. ]]> 2019-04-30 19:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611322 women belonged to thier fathers until they married, when they then belonged to thier husbands, which is why queen elizabeth never married https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611467 i found it to be interesting because i didn't know queen elizabeth never married and then I didn't know why. It also is kind of stupid.]]> 2019-04-30 19:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611467 Childbearing was considered an honor and women were proud to have children. https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611505 2019-04-30 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/asteele7/o3wbikh7k30s/wish/355611505