The roles of men and women have been the same throughout many civilizations over time. The thought that a woman could be as strong and self sufficient as a man is a new and mostly American idea. In Joan of Arc; Her Story a biography of Joan of Arc, by Regine Pernoud, it is shown that the life that she led disproved gender stereotypes and discriminatory behavior towards women. The gender rules of warfare for men and women basically stated that women were to have no part of war. A woman's prerogative was to stay at home and to do what the man told her to do. She could not be affluent because she could not own property. She herself was property of her husband. As a young girl, her manner was that of a typical fifteenth century girl. She was extremely p
In conclusion, Joan of Arc's manner and actions contrasted prior discriminations and stereotypes towards women. She was a person who was greatly ahead of her time; a feminist equal to Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton. What she did not only helped France to victory, it also led her to become recognized as a Saint more than 500 years later.
ious, as natural for a woman of that time. She was said to be loved by her village for her good nature. At age thirteen she began to hear voices of the saints. There are many different theories as to what actually happened ranging from bipolar disorder (mood swings) to bovine tuberculosis. What is more important, however, is what she prophesied. She foresaw many things such as France's defeat at Orleans, o
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