07-12-2021, 05:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-12-2021, 05:31 PM by LisaFaginDavis.)
Exactly. Literacy during this period has more to do with status than gender. Lots of women could read and write, especially as we move into the 14th and 15th centuries. Many owned Books of Hours and literature. It was quite common for women of wealth and status to be educated. And yes, most nuns were literate and many were scribes. There were also professional scribes and notaries who were women, although those are more rare. There were also women who were artists, although those are rare as well.