I do not think that women have to be totally silent in Church,for it would not make sense they cannot sing.
But when the preacher is speaking concerning the word of God that the women should be silent,and do not disrupt the Church service,and that is why the Bible says they should ask their husbands at home,but the men are also to be silent,and not disrupt the Church service,but that Church must of had a problem of the women talking when the preacher was talking.
1Co 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
1Co 11:11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
It states that when the saints come together that each one has a psalm,a doctrine,a tongue,a revelation,and an interpretation,which I believe this refers to both males and females both talking,and adding their input for greater can be learned,and blessed,when the saints all pitch in,than by the preacher alone,especially when the Bible says that we need not that any man teach us,but the Spirit will teach us,and the Holy Spirit will guide us in to all truth,and show us things to come,and if any person lacks wisdom,let them ask of God who gives to all people liberally,and upbraids not,so what the preacher can learn and know,the common pew sitter can learn and know also,whether male or female.
The saints pitching in and adding their input as a collective group is after the preacher has said what they have to say,but when they are speaking they have the floor,and the women should keep silent,but then the men are also to keep silent when the preacher is speaking,but that Church had a problem with the women,for if Paul was preaching,and the men were talking he would say men,men shut your mouths,for I speaketh,for if you talketh,you walketh,for you can talk the talk,but can you walk the walk when I boot your talking mouth out of the service,ushers escort these men out.
Men and women are to keep silent when the preacher is speaking,and not disrupt the service,and after they say,whatever they have to say,then the saints collectively can have an input,which has to include women,for they can worship God,and sing praises to Him,and God said He poured out His Spirit upon all flesh,and both men and women will prophesy,and both will speak in tongues.
But a man should lead the congregation of saints according to the authority structure on earth,but the women everywhere else can preach,teach,and prophesy,as men can do,and I am sure they can teach men also,for all people,male and female,are instructed to go preach the Gospel,and to teach them all things that Jesus instructed them to observe.
It only means that when the preacher is speaking the women should not disrupt the service by talking,for then they are usurping authority over the preacher for they have the floor,and he is the only one that gets to talk at that point,and when he speaks all be quiet,but when he has said,what he will say,then the women can talk all they want,they can sing,prophesy,add to the service as well as the men,but let the preacher sau what he has to say.
If a man or a women talks they have to have someone to talk to,and then there would be two or more people talking when the congregation is trying to hear the preacher,for they do that at movie theaters if people talk,tell them to shut up,or politely shhh,so how much more shhhhhhhhh should be had at the Church service.