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No. In ancient Athens, women were considered the property of their husbands and before that, the property of their fathers. Marriage was not supposed to be a love match, and women could not by themselves undertake any legal procedure, including divorce.
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What was the roles of free men free women and slaves in Athenian life?
Free woman and slaves in Athenian life held many roles, most of them supporting. They could do manual labor for pay or in the case of the women, serve as companions and wives.
What was life for Spartan women and for Athenian women?
Some women owned land in Sparta and ran their household when their husbands are gone. In Athens girls got almost no education and only a few girls learned how to read and write otherwise they were like Sparta but kept at home in virtual purdah.
How did the iron-age Celts treat ladies?
While the Celtic societies were basically patriarchal, women of ability could do anything a man could. Women ruled, were warriors, Druids, and bards. Furthermore women ran the schools that trained the warriors. Average women were protected by many laws and had may rights. They could divorce, own property, and were protected from abuse. They usually lived with a foster family where they were taught to do the domestic arts until they were 14. They were then married and lived with and assisted their husbands
What were the roles for free men and free women and slaves in Athenian life?
it don't matter if they are men & women that they should have equality.
Most Byzantine women?
....were seen as subject to the men. Although they had more rights than their Greek and Roman predecessors (they could for instance inherit an estate in their own name, and they could divorce their husbands on a fair number of grounds) the general idea was that a woman's place was in the home. And although a father or husband had no longer a right of life and death over his wife or daughter like in ancient Greece and Rome, domestic violence was a common problem - and a common reason for divorce.
What did Athenian women need in order to appear in public?
Her husbands permission
When did women gain the right to divorce?
In the UK women gained the right to divorce in 1857 In Canada women gained the right to divorce their husbands in 1925 but only if he committed adultery, But in 1930 a woman could also divorce her husband if he abandoned her for over 2 years.
Which year did married women get right to divorce husbands in UK?
1857
Did Athens women have many rights?
no. the Athenian women did not participate in public life or own property. They took their status from their husbands and ere only allowed to accompany them publicly to the theater or religious festivals.
What was the only activity women could do in ancient Athens?
women were encontroll of the housework for their family and friends
What was the first the first state to allow women to divorce their husbands if their husbands had an alcohol problem?
From what I have learned, Indiana in the 1800's, hope this helps!
What did Athenian woman do?
Athenian women could note vote or hold office.....
Which was the first state allowed women to divorce their husbands if they had an alcohol problem?
New York.
What year did women get the right to divorce in America?
Women only gained the right to petition for divorce in Western countries in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are still a number of countries where women do not have the right to petition their husbands for divorce and must wait for him to do so.
What are some of the similar and different views of the on the role of woman in Athens and Sparta?
The women in Sparta had more freedom than women in Athens because Spartan women were allowed to buy properties when their husbands had gone to war meanwhile women in Athens could not, Spartan women were allowed to choose whom to marry and they were given education and Athenian women were not not allowed to choose who to marry, their parents did, the Athenian women were not given education except life in home
How is a husband's advice representative of Athenian attitudes toward women?
A husband's advice was seen as authoritative and reflective of Athenian attitudes that viewed women as in need of male guidance and oversight. Women were expected to be subservient and obedient to their husbands, who were considered to be the unquestioned authority within the household and in public life.
How would you describe the life of Athenian women?
Bearing and raising children, working in the house and vegetable garden, waiting on their husbands, getting out only occasionally for a women's religious festival.
