This paper is presentation of women's life on the area of the Republic of Ragusa and Istra in the early modern period. The main intention of this diploma work is to compare to the status and part of woman in those both societies. It will be seen in what way is the status of women different and at the same time it is similar in Istra's communal societies and on the area of the Republic of Ragusa. In the chapter Women in Istra and Dubrovnik's society is analyzing life of married woman, unmarried girls and widows. It is investigation of life of married women and law during conctracting marriage, time when father gives an amount sum of money not only for wedding, but at the same time as for dowry, secret marriages, married women as lovers, care under children and killing between a husband and a wife. In the inductive chapter it is considered about difficulties of life of unmarried girls and widows. The next chapters are talking about woman's bussines abilities, women on the edge of society reference to prostitute, inheritance of female children and women on the court of law. In the end of work it is considered by analyzing in which size is different and in which size it is hold up with life of women in the Republic of Ragusa and Istra in the period of early Middle Ages. The work also contains several tables which show height of punishment in the case of rape, kidnapping and slanders according to the status in Istra.