Silvia Evangelisti
Autor de Nuns: A History of Convent Life
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It was also interesting to see the rise and fall of certain orders and the changes that the reformation wrought on them. Occasionally changes that restricted the choices some women had.
During this period women really only had two choices; marry or join the cloister. In some instances they didn't really have those choices, they were imposed upon them by the men in their lives (usually brothers or fathers); dowries were expensive commodities and while many convents also wanted a dowry this wasn't as high as a marriage dowry making it a less expensive proposition for families, particularly if they had several daughters to apportion.
It's quite readable, and if you know anything of nuns (I am a convent school alumnus and I have an aunt a nun) you can see the echoes of the past in the present. An interesting book that deserves a sequel dealing with more modern issues and a prequel dealing with medieval issues.… (más)