HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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to inform readers about women in ancient Rome who are often overlooked in history
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to explain why ancient Rome did not allow women to be citizens or to vote in elections
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to portray the politics and everyday households of ancient Rome through the female perspective
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to argue that more people with female perspectives should study history and the lives of ancient women
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Detailed explanation-1: -A vast history, yet not so much is known about Roman women. Roman society is, by definition, a patriarchy where either the father or the husband had the central role both in society and family. Men were citizens of Rome, while women were citizens only through the extension of their male relatives.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women in ancient Rome, whether free or enslaved, played many roles: empress, priestess, goddess, shop owner, midwife, prostitute, daughter, wife and mother. But they lacked any voice in public life. They also lacked a voice in history.
Detailed explanation-3: -Typical jobs undertaken by such women were in agriculture, markets, crafts, as midwives and as wet-nurses. Roman religion was male-dominated but there were notable exceptions where women took a more public role such as the priestesses of Isis (in the Imperial period) and the Vestals.
Detailed explanation-4: -Early medieval women exercised public roles, rights, and responsibilities. Women contributed through their labor to the welfare of the community. Women played an important part in public affairs. They practiced birth control through abortion and infanticide.