Negative Developments for Women Flashcards
What did the spread of Islam and Persian fashion generally do for women?
it increased legal, social, and clothing limitations
What had the Christian world not yet offered
prominent leadership roles or rights to women within the Church
What did the emergence of Neo-Confucianism in Tang and Song China do for women?
reinforced social and cultural limitations on women and subjected many unwilling women to foot-binding
What was the practice of sati?
a custom in which a widow sits atop her deceased husband’s funeral pyre
Where was the practice of sati done?
in much of the Hindu world of South Asia
What about women was generally disdained throughout the world?
biological menstrual cycle
Why were women were largely unable to delay or escape childrearing?
they did not have reliable birth control and/or access to safe, legal abortions
