Elizabethan England: Gender Norms by Holly

Research

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Raised to respect and obey their parents
Determined by their class
Determined by many laws
Dictated types of clothes members of the family were allowed to wear
Golden age in English history
During this era England experienced peace and prosperity while the arts flourished.

Many turned to small crime:
begging, picking pockets, prostitution
Little help for sick, elderly, and orphans

Clearly dictated by wealth
Early to bed, early to rise
Half-timbered, black and white design
Separated rooms and levels
Wooden floors
Slate or marble floors for very wealthy families.
Heat produced by fire
Lighting produced by rush lights, candles or torches.
Thatched roof

Black death:75 to 200 million death
Not allowed to wear whatever they liked.
Color, fabric, and material of their clothes were dictated by their rank, status, or position and this was enforced by English law.
Conducted over an opened flame.
Pots, pans, kettles,skillets, and cauldrons.

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During her era infant mortality was high so her and the other children of the family were cherished .
There was no birth control but most of them died during the first year so it did not cause a big difference .
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm

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Men

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They had all the power and women had to obey. They required to improve their families wealth

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm

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- Women from wealthy and noble families were sometimes allowed the privilege of an education.

- Commoner women would not have attended school or received a formal education.
- Marriage was highly desirable by women, especially the commoners. Some girls married at the age as young as 12.
- After marriage women were expected to run the households and provide children.
- As mortality rate for children and babies was so high, large families were the norm.
- Single women would spend their life in a convent or a nunnery.
- Women were totally dominated by male members of the family. They were expected to obey their father, brother, uncle, and any other male member of the family.
- The punishment for disobedience was a beating. It was seen as a sin to disobey the male member of the family.

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women are given away to a aristocratic family, without asking her whether the marriage suited her.

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Elizabethan women could not be heirs to their father's titles
Elizabethan women could not become Doctors or Lawyers
Elizabethan women did not have the vote and were not allowed to enter politics
There were no Elizabethan women in the Army or Navy
Elizabethan women were not allowed to act in the theaters

Rich Women

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-They wore thick petticoats
-They wore corset and skirts and was held up by hoops and are padded.
-They also wore an outer bodice and a dress or a skirt on top.

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- Women from wealthy and noble families were occasionally allowed the privilege of an education.
- The Elizabethan women who were commoners were denied the chance of receiving any formal type of education.
- Generally, commoner Elizabethan women would have to learn to govern a household and become skilled in housewifely duties.
- Elizabethan women were expected to bring a dowry to the marriage. A dowry was an amount of money, goods, and property that the woman would bring to the marriage.
- After marriage, the women were expected to run the households and provide children.
- The appearance of a noble Elizabethan woman was important. Generally, an Elizabethan woman dyed her hair "yellow." Additionally, face make-up was applied to acquire a pale look.
- The dress and clothing of Elizabethan women was a series of different layers. Corsets were worn to create the desired look dictated by fashion.

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women were also expected to provide a dowry in marriage
Dowry: (an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage)

Men

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Men in Elizabethan times were treated much better than women getting to go to colleges and become successful from there own talents. Marriage and relationships were also not much about love but more for financial reasons.
http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/eng/lfletcher/shrew/lpettit.htm

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In the early era of Queen Elizabeth's era men were wearing embroidered vest-looking and front-buttoned shirts with loose pants until the knee. The rich men wore finely-made-of-leather shoes, a flat silk or velvet hat, or a tall hat like a crown that was made of feathers of fabric.

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Rich men would wear leather shoes, velvet hats or tall hats that were made out of feathers or fabric.

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Men in the 16th century were treated better and had more advantages then woman

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They were not allowed to wear whatever they wanted. They had to wear clothes with a specific color, fabric, etc. based on their position or rank. This was enforced by the English law

She had a big family

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-Took place from 1558 to 1608 and was considered as the golden age.
-Named after Queen Elizabeth I
-Queen Elizabeth I did not get married or have kids.
-Poetry flourished at this time.

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men that were bald had to use wigs to show pride and joy.

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Later in Elizabeth's era men were dressed in cloaks held by a crucifix and chain with fine stockings in silk, and bonnets or hats with a plume on the side.

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Before she was queen, she was a political prisoner.

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Like women's clothing men clothing were detailed with inconvenient ruffles, too. It was inconvenient because these ruffles were stiff and about eight inches in width. During Elizabeth's time me wore wigs in order for them to cover their baldness. Men’s beards were also made sure that trims were done to fit the trend.

In the 16th century, there were gender roles meaning that there were social expectations and behavior norms for either women and men. Women in the 16th century didn’t have the right to exert a profession, and if they came from a lower end they most often domestic servants.

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https://prezi.com/uanc_8-fp1mv/gender-roles-in-16th-and-17th-century-england/

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Lower class citizens would maybe only bathe a few times in a single year. Upper class were able to bathe once every couple of weeks.

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Elizabethan women were tutored at home - there were no schools for girls
Elizabethan women were not allowed to enter University
Elizabethan women could not be heirs to their father's titles ( except female royals)
Elizabethan women could not become Doctors or Lawyers
Elizabethan women did not have the vote and were not allowed to enter politics
There were no Elizabethan women in the Army or Navy

Elizabethan women were not allowed to act in the theaters ( but women at court were allowed to perform in the Masques)

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-women.htm

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https://mentalfloss.com/article/61090/15-royally-amazing-facts-about-queen-elizabeth-i

be very a

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- Everyone in the family had to go to Protestant church on Sundays
- Women were seen as inferior to men, and the men in the family dominated and made all the decisions
- Disobedience from women was seen as a crime
- Marriages were arranged to increase the wealth and position of the family
- The women and girls could not go to school or have a career, they were expected to marry and produce male heirs, and do the house keeping and make medicines from herbs.
- Children were taught to obey their parents and bad behaviour was punished
- Wealthier households could include extended family
- If women didn't marry they were sometimes called witches, and regarded with suspicion
- If men didn't marry they could not be the head of the house, and could not inherit from their families and were not eligible for office

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm
https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/daily-life-elizabethan-era

Men and Women

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During this era Men were in charge of the family and they made decisions concerning the family and the women were expected to obey them. The men were expected to be the bread winners for the family and they did this by doing a variety of occupations. Family life was dominated by men during this time. Women were seen to be inferior to men and they obeyed all the commands the men said. Elizabethan women were expected to marry in order to increase the wealth of their family and produce children preferably male heirs.

Fashion and clothing

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- In the early part of the Elizabethan era had an embroidered, vest-looking, front-buttoned shirt with loose pants up to the knee.
- the rich men wore shoes which were made of fine leather, a velvet or flat silk hat, or a tall, crown like hat made with feathers of fabric.
- later on they wore cloaks held by Crucifix and chain, along with fine silk stockings. They also wore bonnets or hats with plume. their clothing was detailed with stiff 8-inch ruffles, much like women clothing.
http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/england-fashion-during-the-elizabethan-age.html

Groups of men

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Nobility, landlords:
-They owned huge amounts of land and had lots of money

Wealthy merchants, bankers and gentry
-had opportunities to get an education

-Owned some land

-did not partake in manual labour

Yeomen and Craftsmen
-Owned their own lands

-were mostly able to read and write

-employed some other people to help with manual labour

Farmers
-leased their land from the wealthy

-wage labourers

-were often uneducated and poor

Women during the Elizabethan period were restricted by the men in her house . Women were not given the privilege to speak against her husband or father . She was forced to obey their orders and was given very little respect .

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Her duty was to just look after the kids , clean the house , look after the other members of the house and please her husband.
A wife was to obey and submit herself to her husband in everything he commanded, as long as what he asked was not immoral.

Women were restricted to work or become something in life. They were just expected to take care of their family and cook and clean the house. They were not allowed to be educated and qualified . Women were taken for granted.
If women disobeyed their husbands or fathers they were given cruel punishment .

http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/essays/marriage.htm

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Elizabethan upper class woman prevented from the basic rights. such as education, getting specific jobs and other. they were also used to forge alliances between other powerful families.

Elizabethan marriages: A woman is expected to bring a dowry to a marriage. a dowry was an amount of money, goods or properties brought to a marriage by the bride.

Family

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During this era, family life was very close-knit. This meant that your religon or whatever you belived in as well as your status which meant if you were poor or rich didn't matter as much as your religon. Back in that era everyone was required to do everything in an orderly fashion. Heading to church was a very important aspect because it indicated your faith. Certain classes (upper and lower class) would wear different clothes based on what they could afford and what image the wanted people to have of them.

Men in Elizabethan times

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Men had embroidered vests and button up shirts with pants that went up to their knees. If men were rich they would get the luxury of leather shoes and silk and velvet hats.
Men were supposed to be the ones with all the power in the house and in the family. They made all the choices. Men were expected to be obeyed by women or children. Men were also expected to support their family with food and money while women would stay home and cook and clean.
There also many male roles which are portrayed as masculine stereotypes. This meaning that mens roles deeply overshadowed the roles of which women had. Males in families were always designated as owners of the property that the family lived on. IN this era and society men would call on a woman simply for their sexual pleasure.

Clothing

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Men's clothes consisted of vest looking shirts with loose pants. Wealthy men had the luxury of wearing finely made leather shoes, silk or velvet hats. Later on, men started wearing cloaks with fine silk stockings and hats with a plume on the edge.

Beautiful

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Religion:
Regardless of a family's class/social standing or wealth, everyone was expected to

Family Life

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Family life was dominated by men in the Elizabethan times. The women had to obey the men and it was seen as a “crime against their religion” if they disobeyed them. The men would make all of the decisions for the family and everybody was expected to be in compliance with them (Elizabethan Family Life). The men went out to work and provide for the family while the women had no choice but to stay home. They male children went to school but education was unavailable for females, so the majority of them were illiterate. Some wealthy families provided their daughters with education at home. There was a massive emphasis of good manners for kids, especially those raised wealthy parents.

At home, wealthy families didn’t generally consume dairy, it was considered as food for the poor, as well as food which was taken directly from the ground. Eating meat was also banned on certain days in specific parts of the country.

Families' sleep schedules were in line with the sunlight. As the sun set they would go to sleep, and wake up as soon as it rose again. This is because there was no artificial lighting. All lighting at home came from the sun, or candles for wealthy families.

All family members dressed a certain way to display their rank in society. For example, upper class citizens would wear clothing made from furs, silk, cotton, laces, etc.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm

https://schoolworkhelper.net/elizabethan-era-daily-life-food-education-marriage-family-fashion/

Woman:

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- Elizabethan was not allowed to vote in politics
- woman were not allowed to act in theatre.
- woman were not allowed to be in the army.
- woman would stay at home and would do most of the cleaning because woman did not work in that time.
- even if a woman was upper class they still had problems tp over come.
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The Importance of Family during Elizabethan England

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- Family played an important part in the role of society
- Most of the children's behaviours and family rules were based from the Bible sections.
- Arranged marriage mostly happened between neighbours and friends except for the noble classes and lower social classes had more of a say in their marriage matters.
- Women were expected to get married and depend on the male.

Elizabethan England: Women

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- Women who came from wealthy families were allowed the privilege of an education. Wealthy women were also tutored at home. Although they were given the opportunity to go to school, they were not allowed to go to University.
- Women who came from middle class/Poor families were not allowed to attend school and could not receive any formal education. It was typical for a woman to become skilled in housewife duties.
- Elizabethan women were expected to marry. With permission, it was legal for woman to marry at the age of twelve. The only option for unmarried women during this era was domestic service. Single women were able to spend their life in a convert or a nunnery.
- For women who were married, they were expected to bring a dowery. There were also expected to run households and provide children. If there was any disobedience, the consequence would be beatings. It was seen as sin to disobey the male member of the family.

https://sites.google.com/site/nothingbutshakespeare/role-of-women-in-elizabethan-times

Men

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Normally, it was a male who made decisions for the Elizabethan era women, without as much as a consultation with or affirmation from the women involved. This is because men were seen as the dominant gender.

Men would normally get an education/college whereas woman would not, this would allow men to follow there dreams. Woman didn't really have a choice there role in society (back in that era) was to have a family and do all the things around the house, men would be earning the money and doing what they want (to a point).

The Elizabethan family life

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The Elizabethan family life for women was dominated by the men in the family. Elizabethan women were seen as inferior to men. ... Marriages were arranged to suit the family. Elizabethan women were expected to marry to increase the wealth and position of the family and then to produce children.

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Women which came from noble families sometimes had a education from as young as 5 and below

Male roles in society

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The role of men in the Renaissance culture went through changes and was defied by the masculine women that were being brought up in this new culture. The male roles outside of the home and in the public sector changed the roles of men in the social culture of Shakespeare's time which enabled audiences to understand correctly and accept the changing gender roles during that time.

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The queen spoke many languages such as Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Flemish, Greek, and the now nearly defunct tongue of Cornish.

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Women were treated as a secondary form of a human

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-This era lasted for 45 years
-Most people didn't drink water. Instead, they drank beer, cider, or ale because the probability of water being contaminated is high.
-Ghosts are common from this era especially the castles. There have been multiple reports of ghosts in castles and old structures and there have been reports of sightings of queen Elizabeth in Windsor castle.

https://classroom.synonym.com/did-tudor-rulers-impact-history-england-5545.html

Women

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Education during that time was education was only available to men therefore most girls were illiterate. Women were supposed to take care of family life by doing house keeping and the health of the family was determined by the ability of Elizabethan women to produce medicines and herbs available to them

Family

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Religion
Regardless of a family's class/social standing and wealth, everyone was expected to attend a Protestant and not Catholic Church every Sunday, because by this time, Queen Elizabeth had already taken over from her sister, Queen Mary, and changed the whole country from Catholic to Protestant, even though Mary, being Catholic herself, had wanted the rest of England to be Catholic.

Family for women:
The Elizabethan home was very men-dominated, so the women were seen as inferior to the men, whether the man was her brother, husband, father, or even son, was irrelevant. Since Elizabethan women weren't allowed to work like men were, poor families who ended up with daughters would often arrange a marriage for her with a wealthier family in order to secure their own wealth, even if she was very young and the man intended for her was much older.

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the women of the Elizabethan times were made to become dependent on a male relative

Commoners Vs wealthy Elizabethan Women

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Women in Elizabethan Era (mid-1500 - early 1600)

wealthy Elizabethan Women

Some women from wealthy families had the opportunities for education.
They would begin there education when they're five or younger.
Learning languages such as Latin, Greek, and Italian.
Dancing and music was an essential part of there education.

Commoners:

They would learn how to run a household and become skilled at house duties. That would be instead of education for ordinary people.

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Males in families were always designated as owners of the property that the family lived on.

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it took them a long time to get their hair done and they did not worry about the cost of this.

Children

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Children were expected to obey adults in the society especially their parents. Infant mortality was high during the Elizabethan era so the children of the family were cherished therefore they were given toys to play with such as dolls, toy soldiers, etc. Wealthy children were taught good manners and would be punished, boys and girls, for any forms of bad behaviour.

Women’s dress

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Women generally wore long full skirts and fitted bodices. For more fashionable women, the bodice was stiffened to lie flat across the bosom. Skirts were divided to show an underskirt. The edges of the skirt could be adorned with jeweled borders. A fashionable Elizabethan woman’s wardrobe was would consist sleeves, bodice, ruff, skirt, underskirt. All of these came as separate pieces which were held in place by pins, and could be reassembled with other elements.

https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/clothing-in-elizabethan-england

Religion

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Shakespeare in Love, the award-winning masterpiece starring Joseph Fiennes as the Bard and Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow as his lady love, is perhaps one of the best depictions of the life and roles of Elizabethan era women. It was a male dominated societyElizabethan women had little or no control at all over their destinies. Normally, it was a male who made decisions for the Elizabethan era women, without as much as a consultation with or affirmation from the women involved. In the case of Gwyneth Paltrow’s character, Viola, it was her father who promised her to an aristocratic family, without asking her whether the marriage suited her.

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