CLA101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Role
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Occupy the front rooms of the house. Could only go to dinner with close relatives. Could only occupy interior of house (women"s quarters) No makeup) and the clear distinction between male and female space in the house: could not purchase or inherit land and required a legal guardian, women were in charge of the household. Roles in communities: rome: procreation and rearing future roman citizens critical role, roman female citizens could hold and inherit property, conventio in manum, type of roman marriage which transferred woman"s property to her husband. First century bce was uncommon and woman could continue to hold their own property in marriage. Shrines for amazons in many parks of greek world. Highly educated woman from miletus, living in athens. Was in a relationship with the athenian general pericles until his death. Highly educated roman noble woman living in rome. Attempted to be involved in politics and interact with men beyond her household and had an extra-marital affair.
