https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo By: Raj Patel en-us 2018-10-24 11:11:41 UTC 2018-10-24 11:55:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296371892 Women in the ancient Greece had few rights, in comparison to male citizens. They were not allowed to:
1. Vote
2. Own land.
3. Inherit material objects
4. Hold public office
5. Attend public assemblies]]> 2018-10-24 11:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296371892 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296373431 It was believed that a woman belongs in the home and her purpose in life was do household chores and take care of children.]]> 2018-10-24 11:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296373431 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296374191 Female babies were at a much higher risk of being abandoned at birth by their parents than male offspring.]]> 2018-10-24 11:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296374191 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296374433 Girls were educated, but with an immense emphasis on dancing, gymnastics, and musical accomplishment. (These skills were then sown off at festivals and ceremonies.)The ultimate goal of a girl’s education was to prepare her for preforming and rearing a family but not to stimulate intellectual development.]]> 2018-10-24 11:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296374433 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296375238 Young women, usually the age of 13 or 14, were expected to marry as a virgin, and the marriage happened all under the control of the father (or any other male relative if the father has deceased.) The father would accept a dowry (money/land) and marry off his child, meaning the woman had no choice in whether who she married or whether she wanted to or not. ]]> 2018-10-24 11:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296375238 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296376703 In the eyes of the law, married women were under the complete authority of their husbands.]]> 2018-10-24 11:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296376703 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296378273 Women were also commonly used as slaves, working in businesses like shops and bakeries, etc.]]> 2018-10-24 11:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296378273 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296378968 Overall throughout ancient Greece women were treated as though the they were tools to be used and tossed aside. They did loads of work and care-taking while they were not allowed to have any say in their household or politics.  ]]> 2018-10-24 11:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296378968 rpatel3726 https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296380508 https://www.ancient.eu/article/927/women-in-ancient-greece/]]> 2018-10-24 11:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rpatel3726/r4jvs2577tjo/wish/296380508