Read the passage from elizabethan women.at the time, women were required to be utterly subservient to men, given limited educati
on and career choices, and subjected to stringent rules of etiquette and dress. queen elizabeth herself is quoted as saying: "better beggar woman and single than queen and married." elizabeth remained single throughout her life because marrying would have meant giving up her autonomy as monarch. the fact that even the queen had to take such measures to protect her access to self-governance illustrates the harsh plight of upper-class women of the time.according to the passage, of all the areas of an elizabethan woman's life, the one that was most responsible for the woman's lack of independence was
This is because the macho culture prevailing in the Elizabethan period placed the woman in a position of submission to her husband. This is even felt for the most powerful woman, the queen. If we look at the present day, we will see that we have evolved, but there are still strong macho traits in society. Women still earn less than men, even though they perform the same functions. In addition, most women have double work, that is, work outside and at home with household chores.
A Potlach is a ceremonial feast, common with the Northwest Native American tribes, wherein possessions were given away or destroyed by the wealthy tribespeople in a show of their opulence and wealth.
