This breathtaking new series from Crabtree brings to life the people and events of the Renaissance! Young readers will be enthralled as they follow Europe's cultural transformation through the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. Delightful drawings illustrate the artistic, scientific, and societal changes and developments of this amazing era. "Women in the Renaissance" investigates how women struggled for identity, influence, power, and recognition in a society dominated by men. Most were forced to serve their husbands and rulers or give themselves to the Church, but a few became wealthy, educated, and famous. Eventually women gained some status in society.

This breathtaking new series from Crabtree brings to life the people and events of the Renaissance! Young readers will be enthralled as they follow Europe's cultural transformation through the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. Delightful drawings illustrate the artistic, scientific, and societal changes and developments of this amazing era. "Women in the Renaissance" investigates how women struggled for identity, influence, power, and recognition in a society dominated by men. Most were forced to serve their husbands and rulers or give themselves to the Church, but a few became wealthy, educated, and famous. Eventually women gained some status in society.