In what ways were the lives of a noblewoman and a peasant woman the same? different?

The similarity in the lives of women regardless of their status was that they were subordinate to men and that the men decided over their lives: fathers over their marriages, husbands over everything else.

The difference was that noblewomen were only expected to bear children and appear noble and honorable, while the poor women were expected to work hard, for example in agriculture.

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