Show WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL TIMES in many ways they had easier lives than the r descendants the women of the sixteenth century and earlier times had easier lives than of 0 our generation to be sure there are a hundred labor saving de vices today to day which were unknown to them but in at least two important respects they had the advantage over their descendants they waged no conflict against dirt such as we carry on from morning till night the ellz eliz alethan had no prejudice against gar bage in his front aard ard vermin in his bedroom decaying rushes on the floor of 0 his banquet hall or soiled lace in his sleeves the strength of arm and spirit which now goes to beeping clean 7 tas as left to the medieval lady for dorothr mothr tal s moreover although her cloth ing was ras gorgeous rich with ery and lace and heavy with rith jewels it R was as not subject to rapid changes ot of fashion the cut of a sleeve or the hang of 0 a skirt was settled tor for five bears ears rather than file flie months life was then tree free from the modern terror of looking like a last year s rag bag youth youths s companion |