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Makale Özeti:
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The Middle Ages is generally considered to be the dark ages, especially in Europe.
The political turmoil, the ever-going fight between emperors and the papacy, the
Black Death which killed almost half of the European population, all happened in
this period. From this point of view, yes, it is really dark. However, it is also this
period that witnessed the beginnings of a radical change in philosophy. Through
the end of it, great writers like Petrarca and Boccaccio prepared the grounds for
humanism. While they are marked as the shining stars of the Middle Ages, there is
also another change which is quite important, yet a little unnoticed when compared
to the dominant belief patterns of the period. This development in question is the
emergence of women writers and their calling attention to the position of women in
society. Therefore, it can be asserted that besides humanism, the foundations of
feminism was also laid in the Middle Ages.
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