Historical context

Is this description of Portia a good display of how women were like in the 16th century?

Evidence from site:

Women’s role’s during 1500’s-1600’s Women were considered to be the weaker sex, physically and emotionally. It was always thought to be that women needed someone to take care of them. If the woman was married their husband would look after them if they were single their father or brothers would be the ones to look after them. Business Women were not allowed to attend any type of school; they were only allowed to have private tutors at home. They were also not allowed to enter professions such as law, medicine, and politics (ECT.) What they were allowed to do was work as cooks and maids. Basically any type of work that would be considered housework.

Evidence from Shakespeare:

Shakespeare portrays Portia as a very self-controlled person. She tries her best to present her-self as a polite, posh and patient woman. She tries her best to hide her emotions but they get the best of her. Unlike the evidence I got from the site [Above^] Portia has her own maid (Nerissa) to do the cleaning for her. The merchant of Venice doesn’t say if Portia has brothers.

Conclusion:

My conclusion is that Shakespeare’s decryption is mostly accurate to how women lived in the 16th century.