Women, Property and Urban Space in Tenth-Century Milan
Ross Balzaretti
This paper deals with Milan, north-west Italy, in the tenth century CE. It investigates nature of property ownership and transfer, within intramural circuit, suburbs further afield. Its particular focus is on which women dealt, both as members religious communities wives widows. The main conclusion that all sorts many different situations owned far less than men. reasons for this pattern, common across western Europe period, remain obscure. certainly has something to do perceptions female passivity prevalent contemporary texts but it does not necessarily mean some could have agency other ways, notably nuns spiritual power.
Gender & History