Women In Ancient Times

In the ancient world women were treated differently depending on the society that they came from and had defined rights which in most societies disadvantaged them before men. Unlike nowadays where women have equal rights to those of men, many ancient societies treated women differently. Most of them were treated depending on their social classes and the positions of their husbands. Many societies in the past were ruled by kings who had maidens and slaves. The higher the social status of the woman the more the privileges she enjoyed. Queens and princesses enjoyed the most as they had significant authority as determined by their men. The major aim of the paper will assessing the treatment and views of women in different societies and the societies …show more content…
The characteristics that distinguish Egyptian women from other societies as revealed by Piccione include the right to own private property such as land, slaves, livestock and money; right to engage and conclude contracts such as marriages, divorce, engagements, purchases and agreements of self-enslavement; right to justice thus could bring forth anyone in court without being discriminated against since there was no gender bias in the society; right to education though it was associated with the affluent individuals in the society since they are the ones who had the ability to hire tutors though women in public position preferred hiring learned individuals to do most of the reading and writing …show more content…
Analysis has shown that they enjoyed many equal rights just like their men. The major determining factor was the social class of an individual. Royal women enjoyed more privileges than those in other social classes. Women in the ancient societies were required to be submissive to their husbands though some from Medieval Europe differed with the assertion. Being submissive implies serving their husbands by fulfilling their duties as wives and most importantly acting as efficient custodians of their husband’s property when they were away. Children played a vital role in binding a man and a woman thus it was the responsibility of the woman to ensure all the needs of their children were met as this proved her eligibility as an ideal wife. In the ancient times, women were more of helpers than companions to men since they had limited rights in many societies. If I were a woman in the ancient times, I would have chosen to live in the Egyptian society since women had equal rights to men thus providing an individual with ample opportunities to develop