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The Black Death: the Rise of Women, Witches & the Peasant’s Revolt

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Women's Empowerment in the Aftermath of the Black Death

This chapter discusses the impact of the Black Death on women, highlighting the period of equality it provided initially and the subsequent pushback and restriction on women's rights and opportunities. It explores changes in laws surrounding domestic violence and the punishment for killing a spouse, as well as the involvement of women in the peasants revolt during that time.

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