ANCIENT GREEK WOMEN

THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEK WOMEN

From photographic evidence we know that Greek women were not very important. They had non public lives . There were two types of women rich and poor, both had very different lives . They were not painted much on pots but some of them are.

RICH WOMEN

Rich women never had to go out of the house and had their own quarters. Only men such as husbands, children, Fathers and brothers were allowed to see the women in the household. They had servants which were poor women to dress them. Sometimes the mothers would teach their daughters because they were not allowed to go to school .

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Women who had no money had to work and sometimes they had to be servants for the rich women. They had to carry their own water

instead of the men.

POOR WOMEN

Some had to be servants

Ancient Greek Women Facts

They weren't allowed to join

in the Olympics.

Rich women used to weave at home and used to cook

for the family.

WOMEN'S GAMES

Women were not allowed to join in the Olympics so they made their own games. It consisted of three running events. Married women were not allowed to come out of the house so they could not participate. Women of all ages used to join.

GIRLS LIVES

When girls and boys are born it’s up to the father if they want it or not. If they don’t the girl or boy gets left out on the street to either die or if people were kind they would take them. After girls grow up their fathers control them but when they marry their husbands take over.

A SPECIAL WOMAN

Women did not have much freedom except from one lady. She lived in Athens and her name was Aspasia. Everyone listened to her because she was clever . She made a change to the Greek politics. She was a girlfriend to the leader Pericles.

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