alleryIn medieval Europe, women were commonly associated with which roles before witch-hunts?
AMedicine and healing
BNaval fleet command
CRoyal tax collection
DStone masonry work
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Medicine and healing
1. Attitudes toward gender roles vary across eras.
2. In the Middle Ages women were commonly associated with roles in medicine and healing.
3. Witch-hunts and institutionalized medicine later made these roles exclusively male.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gender role, In culture_
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