Taylor, Claire. "Women's Social Networks and Female Friendship in the Ancient Greek City." Gender & History, vol. 23, no. 3, Nov. 2011, pp. 703-720. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01653.x. From an ancient to the present, the roles of the women in Eastern has been lower than men’s. Like in ancient Greek, they conventionally have been demeaned political activities since “they were not considered to be citizens” (Taylor 703). However, according to the author, some recent scholarships have been reconsidered that women within the Greek city had an important function as wives and mothers of citizens. This paper focuses on two aspects: their civic engagement and their social relationships. Female social network is examined both private and
