Let the Woman be Silent in Church

US Slave: Slave Tortures: The Mask, Scold's Bridle, or Brank:
Let the Woman be Silent in Church
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You have to wonder why they were so afraid of chicks opening their mouths.

Mulier taceat in ecclesia

- 'Let the woman be silent in church'

Let the Woman be Silent in Church: Over four centuries, thousands of women were subjected to the wearing of these contraptions. The main principle behind the scold's bridle was: let the woman be silent in church, though the word 'church' referred to the Parish community, or to be more precise; the male hierarchies of a community, rather than the building of bricks and mortar. Further translation would suggest more accurately - 'Let the woman be silent in the presence of the male'.