How did the Renaissance affect women?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Elite women patronized Renaissance artists and writers. Isabella d'Este embodied the ideal Renaissance princess.
b. The courtly ideal also applied to women. Female courtiers were skilled in drawing, dancing, music, and witty conversation; some spoke Latin and Greek.
c. A few women became humanists. They argued for equality, education, and independence for women. They faced opposition from men and even some women who believed that women's place was in the home.
d. Some elite women became artists. A notable example is Sofonisba Anguissola.
e. For most women, the Renaissance reinforced patriarchal ideals. Leon Battista Alberti's Four Books on the Family identified patriarchy as the basis of social stability.
f. The social reality, however, departed from this Renaissance ideal as most households were run by women.
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