Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece
Women’s rights in ancient Greece varied from city to city state. However, most women in Ancient Greece had very few rights, and were usually always under the control of men. Women were not the dominant sex overall, confined to live in the shadow of men, but were undoubtedly the ruling sex when it came to work in a household. Urban living women sewed their family’s clothes, raised children, and often took up spinning and weaving. Greek women living in more rural areas took up more agricultural chores as well, and provided for their families if they lived on a farm. In Athens, pale skin was in style because it showed that you were wealthy enough to stay inside, rather than being so poor to uptake outdoor chores.
Women’s rights in ancient Greece varied from city to city state. However, most women in Ancient Greece had very few rights, and were usually always under the control of men. Women were not the dominant sex overall, confined to live in the shadow of men, but were undoubtedly the ruling sex when it came to work in a household. Urban living women sewed their family’s clothes, raised children, and often took up spinning and weaving. Greek women living in more rural areas took up more agricultural chores as well, and provided for their families if they lived on a farm. In Athens, pale skin was in style because it showed that you were wealthy enough to stay inside, rather than being so poor to uptake outdoor chores.