Citizenship and the Social Position of Athenian Women in the Classical Age. A Prospect for Overcoming the Antithesis of Male and Female

Opinions range from one extreme to the other on the position of women in Classical Athens. The orthodox view, coming down from the late 19th century and the early 20th century, is that Greek citizen wives were generally despised and kept in seclusion. From the first half of the 20th century, however...

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Main Author: Jayoung Che
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2017-04-01
Series:Athens Journal of History
Online Access:https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2017-3-2-2-Che.pdf