Davis, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, 17-95
Identify: Juan Luis Vives, Jean de Vauzelles, Nicolas Morin, rebeine, Hôtel-Dieu, The Way to Arrive at the Knowledge of God, Marie Dentière, "Defense for Women."
1. Who were the poor in Lyon?
2. What was poor relief in the city like before and after 1534?
3. What was the Aumône-Générale? When did it come into being? Why was it controversial? Who supported it? What did it do?
4. Why does Davis associate poor relief, humanism, and heresy in the title of her article?
5. What socio-economic positions did women occupy in urban society?
6. In which religious activities did Catholic women engage before the Reformation of France?
7. Who was Louise Labé? Why does Davis mention her? In other words, what is her significance in the context of "City Women and Religious Change"?
8. What effect did religious change have on city women who joined the Reformed church?
9. How do Davis' findings about poor relief and urban women relate to the larger religious context of France? Do they support or challenge Holt's approach to the religious divisions in French society?
10. What is the significance of Plates 2, 4, and 14? Look for the illustrations after p. 187.
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