... also many famous nuns and abbesses. - Source 18 A midwife was another occupation for a woman as no males were admitted to the ward when a woman was giving birth. Some of these midwives often doctors in their own right and had many patients. Male doctors often harassed them and even accused them of witch craft -Source 7 The middle class may have worked as ... them for advice. An abbess of the monastery of Whitby spent a lot of time studying the Holy Scripture and trained monk as well and these often became bishops afterwards. Source 2. Midwives often became skilled doctors and acquired m...

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... also many famous nuns and abbesses. - Source 18 A midwife was another occupation for a woman as no males were admitted to the ward when a woman was giving birth. Some of these midwives often doctors in their own right and had many patients. Male doctors often harassed them and even accused them of witch craft -Source 7 The middle class may have worked as ... them for advice. An abbess of the monastery of Whitby spent a lot of time studying the Holy Scripture and trained monk as well and these often became bishops afterwards. Source 2. Midwives often became skilled doctors and acquired m...

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... , it was also known that women were more reliable than men. They were disinclined to show up to their position drunk as men occasionally did. Regular women worked as servants, midwives, shoemakers, embroiders, and pharmacists. These jobs could be found in the city. The Statute of Artificers was law that required an individual to be an apprentice for seven years at ... ...

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... though both Roman women and American women are expected to run a household, American women can get a job to earn more money or to pursue a career. Roman women could only be midwives, priestesses, doctors, or hairdressers. American women have just about any profession open to them. The women of Rome couldn't vote, but women in America can. Women today can also be ... ...

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