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James Thompson’s research on women in Sparta is not clear where he got the information. However, he seems to be the only one who does not compare Sparta directly to Athens until the very end, were he provides a chart on why women were more dominant than their Athenian sisters. His main focus of work was explaining what women could and could not do. In the beginning he briefly talks about Spartan boys before beginning to talk about the women. Throughout the article he talks about how having the responsibility of the house, properties and children must have been enormous without the husband there. He mentions some of the responsibilities and explained why marriages were the way they were. He talks about the women having a strong voice in their societies and benign influential in the decision making of the country despise the fact that they could not vote. He often makes reference of other people’s opinions such as saying “some have suggested…”. He talks about women owned a third of the land and could inherited land like the boys too. His work is intended for a general audience and one can argue that it could be aimed towards children.

This is a credible article; it seems that it is researched thoroughly and thoughtfully. Overall this article highlights my topic fairly well, and did meet my expectations; the author’s conclusion ended strong and summarizes the article greatly. Still, this article is not much different than my other twelve articles with the exclusion of one. In this article and others not all sources have different points of view and only one has done that.

This source was rather interesting because instead of being a web page full of information, this source was a letter written from the young women of Sparta t...

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...gh they still had a voice.

This article is credible and reliable; it offers two sets of information for the reader. It is also suitable for any age group. This site is helpful for those wanting to compare Athens and Sparta or simply read about one or the other.

Works Cited

Hailey, Elizabeth. "Spartan Women." People. Web. 19 Feb. 2010

Thompson, James C. "Women in Sparta.”.WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. Web. 14 Feb. 2010.

"An Open Letter from the Young Women of Sparta." Fated To Be Friends: Classical Athens.Women in World History. Web. 15 Feb. 2010.

"Women in Athens and Sparta." Women in Athens and Sparta. Indiana UniversityBloomington, 28 Jan. 2003. Web. 15 Feb. 2010.

Alexandros, Kallistos. "The freedom of spartan women came at a terrible price." Ancient Worlds. 15 Jan. 2005. Web. 15 Feb. 2010.

"Women in ancient Greece." Ancient Grecce. Web. 19 Feb. 2010

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