The Women of Ancient Athens and Sparta: A Comparison Bay Shore High School Juliette Kimmins Global 9H Mr. McKenna May 22, 2015 While it has been a pattern throughout history since the very beginning of civilization for women to be given unequal stature to men in most areas of society, there have been exceptions in the treatment of women in these patriarchal societies like Sparta of Greece. Athens did not offer most these freedoms to the women. The
history, women have struggled to achieve a significant and impactful role in society. It has been difficult for women generation after generation to gain certain rights in their society and achieve the same rights granted to men at birth. Specifically in Ancient Greece, women had more of a role in the privacy of their own home than in public. “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Household, Gender and Property in Classical Athens” by Lin Foxhall both serve as sources that discuss the role of women in the household
Polis. This reading comes from Pericles Funeral Oration, a speech delivered to the Athenian Public relating the unique qualities of the Athenians, and redefines Greek virtues. Pericles delivered this speech in 431 BCE, recently after the Peloponnesian War broke loose. By giving the speech he wanted to pay homage to the troops who had perished, and he wanted to inspire those who remained in battle.
Athenian citizens had very important roles to play in their society. Athenian society was patriarchal. This meant that men had the higher roles and they had more responsibilities to undertake. Citizens were the only people who could speak or serve in a jury in court and they played a key role in the military. The Athenian society had lots of duties for its citizens to be a part of and these duties are what kept the society running. Athenians had to meet several requirements in order to be granted
individuals to have creativity because creativity advances the state; equality requires free individuals rather than dehumanized individuals. An advocate for equality is Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton recognizes that society treats women as dehumanized individuals. She argues that women and men should have equal rights: “[W]oman is man’s equal- - was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such.” (Stanton, pp. 61). Since the Creator creates
are denied a fundamental right of life-giving nutrition during the phase of their growth, which reduces their development and weakens their immune system. The neglecting attitudes continue as the girls grow up. Not much is changed as they grow into women.
king's horseman, comes into the market with his drummers and praise singers with him, and they discuss Elesin's plans to go over to "the other side." As Elesin has been talking some women have arrived, including someone named Iyaloja. When Elesin and the Praise-Singer take a break from their conversation the women begins talking to Elesin about how honorable he is. Elesin asks Iyaloja about her. It turns out she's engaged to Iyaloja's son, but since Elesin wants to get to know her better, he doesn't
tradition that women are lower than men in society. It also changes this tradition because Walters overcame it when she was first announced as the first female co-host on the Today show and then first female to ever co-anchor. This paved the pathway for all women
Due to the lack of communication from the duvitches Andy’s concluded that the “duvitches probably wished to be left alone” (Flack 3). However, Andy’s “father disagreed” (2) to these remarks and did not discontinue to associate with the Duvitches. When Andy and Tom arrived at Durston pond and found the Duvitches there, they “ignored the Duvitch boys” (5) like the townsfolk. On the other hand, their “father went up to Mr. Duvitch… and put out his hand” (5). After Mr. Duvitch presented Andy’s father
Athens, the standard of living grew exponentially. Even with the high quality of life for Athenians, some groups had limited rights. Athenian women were allotted few liberties, and slaves had even less rights. Daily life in Athens can be examined through the value of women in the household, the patriarchal society, and the value of slavery. Women’s status in Athens can be observed at the household level. Women were rarely allowed to go out in public, often sending slaves to do errands. They were also