Question

Which statement about women’s power during the Renaissance is true?

Women had great political power but little economic power.
Women had great political and economic power.
Women had little political or economic power.
Women had great economic power but little political power.

Answer 1

Women had little political or economic power.

Explanation: In the Renaissance most women were legally and socially restricted—limited access to education, few property and legal rights (especially married women under coverture), exclusion from most guilds and offices—so they generally lacked independent political or economic power, though notable exceptions (female rulers, wealthy patrons) existed.