nication about more women artists emerged it was easier for those who wanted to enter the field because they did not feel that they were alone (Slatkin 144).
             Did women have a Renaissance? During the Renaissance age the economy shifted from one that measured wealth by land ownership to one based on commerce money. This adjustment opened a new door for the lower class to earn their own money, and to even make a profit. Peasant men earned their wages away from the home, while the female job was to take care of tasks at home and agricultural tasks such as caring for the animals. Marriages in the lower class functioned for reproduction and work; women were expected to balance childbearing with their work. Since education opportunities for lower class children were limited, they were often sent to work, alongside their mothers, at an early age. If a woman worked outside of the home, it was for a considerably smaller salary than a man's. This cheap work force of women was fierce of competition for men, and consequently women's work opportunities became limited to the less profitable jobs (Slatkin 170). Women were restricted from working at the professional level of most occupations and could not work free of male relatives. The few documented female Renaissance artists were either the daughter of artists who trained in their fathers' workshops or who were expected to have fairly accomplished literary, musical, and artistic skills because they were of a higher class. Although records indicate that they were talented, these women frequently ended their artistic careers when they married, concentrating their work on subjects considered suitable for women artists settings. Feminists from an assortment of disciplines began to reconsider the long-held conviction that early on modern women were on an equal par with men. We know that the roles of women in social, political, economic, and cultural life were greatly inhibited during this period. Due...