Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy

Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity

Sarah B. Pomeroy

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced

304 pages | first published 1975

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"The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women\'s history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged."--Mary Beard...
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