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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 8 years ago

When did Western Culture start changing married women's last name?

Im reading a fiction novel about medievil England when marriages were arranged for politics. In the book all the women still keep the last name they were born with.

When in real history did this start to change.

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    8 years ago
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    As far as I can tell, it began to change in the late Middle Ages or Renaissance. It didn't happen in all countries at once, or even in one country all at once. It's still not the practice in Iceland. I believe there are other countries including Italy where women keep their maiden names.

  • 5 years ago

    Your examples condemn all non-Muslims for the actions of some, as do many westerners examples condemn all Muslims. We're in a crisis concern, however, and Muslims should be conscious that by and large it is a actuality that each one Muslims usually are not terrorists; however the majority of terrorists are Muslim. Holy wars are being declared on the west, that is ME (!) and my family (!). I suppose the sector needs to have the entire majority of good Muslims to work actively to stop the terrorists. I have no idea what they can do. Punish the clerics that incite some of these individuals? Definitely making excuses for terrorists by way of anybody is just not serving to the Muslim intent if they are in reality towards the violence. The bloodless truth is that there's a warfare occurring, in all Muslims have a faith in usual with probably the most warring parties. It is a bad time for the arena. Hatred is making it worse, support to repair this hindrance wants to come back from either side. Jerry Falwell is without doubt one of the biggest as$holes on the face of the earth. He preaches hate. Lewis Farakan of the Black Muslims preaches hate. Small southern towns have in no way been a welcoming place for any one exceptional. Gays get worse cure than you buddies, and may also be determined within the nearby cemetaries. Nonetheless, that you would be able to make your possess record of clerics in the Muslim world who are certainly calling for the demise of all infidels. That entails the significant majority of the American men and women. How do you consider we should react to such threats? At the least through regulation you might be speculated to be protected and for the most phase there is little actual violence within the west towards Muslims, compared to the kidnappings and murders in the core East of westerners. Looking for some fashioned ground could help.

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