Women's Rights - Classic and Modern

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This analytical research paper highlights women's rights in different eras, particularly the classical age of Rome and Greece, the nineteenth century and the years from 1900-2002. This paper discusses women's rights in the historical times and the reforms that have been made to achieve women's rights worldwide. It shows how the achievements made in each period were monumental for the time.

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"The Persian war (490-479 BC) (Greece classical) marks the beginning of the Classical age of Greece whereas the demise of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) brings an end to it (Greece classical). At the time of classical age, both Athens and Sparta pursued diversified course. Women belonging to Sparta were allowed to possess property whereas the women belonging to Athens had little liberation (Greece classical). Even though Athens followed democracy, women were not only treated unfairly and looked down upon but also were restricted to their homes. These women were made to cook, knit, look after their children and supervise servants (Women in Archaic Greece). Servants were made to bring in water for those families who were financially strong (Women in Archaic Greece). On the other hand, women in Sparta were allowed to work with men collectively as one nation in order to help the state (Greece classical). They also ran stalls and did washing (Women in Archaic Greece). In the classical age, women in Athens were viewed as the source of disagreements between men and therefore they were restricted to homes and were not provided any education (Educating women of the middle and upper classes)."

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