Models of female education and household management
This essay will tackle two topics: women’s education and the daily practice of writing and bookkeeping among noblewomen in a rural context. The numerous family memoirs and accounting records of the main feudal families of Friuli prove that women had extensive economic control over family assets and...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mefrm, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Mélanges de l’École française de Rome - Moyen Âge
2023
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | This essay will tackle two topics: women’s education and the daily practice of writing and bookkeeping among noblewomen in a rural context. The numerous family memoirs and accounting records of the main feudal families of Friuli prove that women had extensive economic control over family assets and household economic activities. A text of uncertain attribution, perhaps written by a woman, the Colloquio sopra gli studj delle donne, published in Udine in 1774, argued that women should acquire knowledge in trade, medicine, and agriculture. Most probably, the author witnessed an economic reality in which noblewomen were actively involved and needed this kind of knowledge to manage their households and take care of its members. The interest in women’s practical knowledge links the female model of the Colloquio with documented female agency among Friulian noblewomen between the 16th and 18th centuries. |
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