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Gender and Identity in Early Modern Europe: Vives' Perspective on Women's Roles

This resource explores the intricate debate about gender and identity during early modern Europe, focusing on Vives' ideas regarding unmarried women. Analyze passages from the assigned readings that highlight Vives’ goals and rhetorical strategies, as well as the significance of the Virgin Mary in his advice. Imagine responding as an educated woman of the time, like Margaret Roper or Anna Maria van Schurman, to Vives’ arguments. Consider forming historical questions to initiate further discussion on the societal role of women in this era.

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Gender and Identity in Early Modern Europe: Vives' Perspective on Women's Roles

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  1. History 336 Ideas and Society in Early Modern Europe: The Debate about Gender and Identity

  2. Questions for 6 February • What passages from the reading assigned for today strike you as historically significant? • What should unmarried women do and not do? • For each chapter, consider the following questions: What is Vives’ goal? What rhetorical strategies does he pursue to achieve that goal? What sort of evidence supports his goal? • What role does the Virgin Mary play in Vives’ advice for women?

  3. Questions for 6 February • Imagine that you are an early modern educated woman like Margaret Roper or Anna Maria van Schurman. How would you respond to the specific assumptions and arguments he makes about women? • How would you characterize Vives? How would you assess him historically? • Can you formulate at least one historical question based on the assigned reading to start a larger discussion?

  4. In the news • The Telegraph, 6 February 2013, “Syria: the former English teacher turned Aleppo’s female sniper” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9845535/Syria-the-former-English-teacher-turned-Aleppos-female-sniper.html • BBC, 5 February 2013, “The Indian women pushed into hysterectomies” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21297606

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