During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, women had more economic and political power than they did in the Renaissance period. ... As seen in document 1 by an unknown contemporary, women proved that they were intelligent and were competent to hold political power. ... He opposes women in power and who are cultured and urges men to repress them. ... He uses a quote from Sophocles to present that women will have achieved glory of eloquence if they honor themselves with silence. ... She also mentions how power was usually inherited at the time rather than obtained. ...

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