👑 CHALLENGE 3: WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES – BEYOND THE CASTLE WALLS!
Were women in the Middle Ages really powerless? This week, let's discover some fascinating women who lived during the feudal period!
🔎 Look at the picture and investigate! (Choose one of them)
Answer these questions in one comment on the blog:
Who was this woman? Find out her name and when she lived.
What made her special? What did she do that was unusual for women at that time?
What challenges did she face? Think about the role of women in medieval society.
Find one surprising fact about her life that your classmates probably don't know!
⚠️ Remember: Don't copy and paste! Use your own words and write complete sentences.
🏆 The most interesting and well-explained comment wins a card!
I’ve chosen the first image
ReplyDeleteShe was Leonor of Aquitania, the queen of England and she was born in 1122 and she died in 1204.
She was the queen of France and England, being a women in a society of men.
She fought against her husband to defend her children and she fought in a male society being a woman.
She created a great Empire with her husband Enrique IV Plantagenet, she had ten children an she was mothee and grand mothee of kings.
MARIA
Picture 2
ReplyDeleteShe is Hildergard of Bingen.She borned in Bermersheim vor der, German.
She was a Benedictine abbess and a polimath.
In the monastery she was excluied of the activites in there.
She was writer, composer, philoshopher and medical writer.
Nacho
I chose Saint Hildegard Von Bingen.
ReplyDeleteShe was born in Bermersheim vor der Höhe and died on September 17, 1179 at the Rupertsberg monastery, which she founded near the town of Bingen am Rhein (in present-day Germany).
Saint Hildegard of Bingenwas a German nun who was a writer, composer, healer, and religious leader. She was special because she wrote books about medicine and nature, composed music, and had visions of God. At a time when women had few opportunities, she led monasteries, spoke publicly about religion, and gave advice to popes and emperors.
Saint Hildegard faced challenges because women in the Middle Ages had fewer rights and less access to education. Many people did not believe women could be leaders. She had to prove her abilities and work hard to be respected.
A surprising fact about her is that she invented her own secret alphabet! She created special letters called Lingua Ignota (“unknown language”), which included unusual words that she invented herself.