It doesn’t have to be romantic. Don’t get me wrong. As a woman, I don’t mind having doors opened for me, those chairs pulled, and the hand on my back ushering me in; despite the fact that last I ...
Just what is chivalry, how should it be defined? We might say that chivalry is dead: Many feminists objected to the implication of chivalry that women were weaker. Both feminist critique of chivalry ...
Chivalry originated in medieval Europe in the 10th century. Chevalerie, chivalry’s original French root, means “horse soldiery,” reflecting the skill of a cavalryman. However, King Charlemagne’s ...
When was the last time someone opened the door for you? Or gave you their seat on the train? Or asked if you needed help carrying your grocery bags? If you assumed I am writing this for women only, ...
Chivalry, by definition of the New Oxford American Dictionary, means, “the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.” It was a term that came to prominence in the Medieval ...
James M. Sama debunks the myth that women’s equality means chivalry has to die… it’s quite the opposite, in fact. June 5th, 2015 was the 2 year anniversary of this blog’s inception. During its growth ...