Women in English Life from Mediæval to Modern Times, Vol. I
CHAPTER V.
THE MEDIÆVAL NUN.
Dominance of the Church in the Middle Ages--The Conventual System--Occupations of the Nuns--Power of the Abbesses-- Disputes between Religious Houses and the Laity--Latitude allowed to Nuns--Convents Educational Centres--Effects of the Suppression of Convents--Complaints of the Laity 56