Roles Of Women In Ancient Greece

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Women in Ancient Greece were unable to vote, own land, and where not allowed in certain parts of the house that they lived in. A woman's place was in the home, but not cooking or cleaning because that was the job of the slaves that the Greeks owned, the only purpose of women in Greece was to bear the children. Women who were “owned” by a wealthier man did not have to work, but women of a poorer class often worked in markets, or shops with her husband or father. With as much information that we have on ancient greek culture, you would think that we would know as much about women of greece as we do the men, but that is not actually the case. Unlike men, women did not have a life outside of their homes. Even in the home, women were confined

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