How to Survive as a Woman in the Middle Ages. The Curse of Eve, the Sin of Plucking Eyebrows, and the Saving Abstinence

How did women in the Middle Ages live – in cities, villages, and high castles? How did men want to see them, and how were they actually?
Conflicting demands pursued medieval women throughout their lives. A woman was expected to be... beautiful, but she should not do anything for it. She was to maintain piety, yet she was considered hopelessly sinful by nature. They were supposed to keep the household, give birth to children, and work hard. Women were blamed for all disasters – from the fall of Eve to the Great Flood and the plague. How did they cope with all of this?
Historian Eleanor Janega tells of remarkable women of that time and others, less known, whose stories are hidden in documents and court cases. Farmers' wives, brewsters, craftswomen, and artists – they changed the perception of female nature, intellect, and abilities.