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Life as a Women in Ancient Times __//**EGYPT**//__

April 2nd 379 BC
 * Women in Egypt usually married around age twelve.
 * Instead of a marriage contract, men and women made property contracts when they married in case of death or divorce. The woman then went to live in the home of her new husband.
 * In the home, women were responsible for the day-to-day decisions around the home.
 * Women needed to have the same rights under the law as men who were gone from the home most times because of seasonal projects and warfare.
 * Women attended to the house's gardens and orchards.
 * There were no formal schools for girls, so mothers educated their daughters in the home.
 * Many women worked as musicians or dancers in the temples and during festivals. Wealthier households employed women as maids or nannies, and sometimes professional mourners for funerals.
 * Women weren't equally valued under the law. A woman who was convicted of a crime in a court of law would be executed, but only after the court determined that the woman was not pregnant. If a woman was found to be pregnant, her execution was postponed until she could give birth to the child. Then she was executed.

Dear Pharaoh, The women of your country are very upset with your behavior. We believe that we have as many rights as men and we want that to happen.For example, why do we have to be servants for men? We have better things to do than THAT! Like worshipping gods and working for YOU ,but do we get to do that for you ,NO! We are stuck being maids and nannies and other useless things for men.Please lift these laws, so that the country will be equal again.We would appreciate this greatly. __//**ITALY/ROME**//__
 * Women in Rome were thought to live better in life then women in Athens
 * Under the Roman law women must be accompanied by at least one man (brother,father,husband)
 * Roman men placed a very high value on marriage, home and the family and this made quite a difference to society's treatment of women.
 * At no time in Rome's history were women allowed to hold office.
 * Respectful women were not supposed to wander around alone outside
 * Outside of the lower classes women could not work but they did not want to do so either

April 3rd 379 BC

Dear Emperor, Why don't women have rights?Why do men get all the responsiblities?For example,at least one man has to acompany a women at all times.If men are doing that they are just wasting time when they could be seving you.Now do you get my point.Also women can handle there own problems.Why are men better then women ?whats the diffrence, really?I hope you take this letter under your consideration. April 3rd 379 BC
 * //__GREECE__//**
 * Women could only own property
 * Spartan women had a reputation for boldness
 * Women’s tunics were worn in such a way as to give them a little more freedom of movement and the opportunity to reveal a little leg and thigh if they so desired
 * Spartan girls competed in athletics at the same time as the boys
 * Several men might share a wife and regard the children as their own
 * The woman would clearly be the dominant member of any such family

Dear Emperor,

The women in Sparta are VERY pleased with us being the dominant gender. We would appreciate if these laws against women would be lifted in the other cities as well, for they have no rights at all.For example, if you went to other cities in Greece, you would see women being treating harshly, working for men day and night, with the men showing no mercy. Sparta knows that is wrong and you should too.Please know this will change the way your citizens will think of you.


 * Women Then || Similarities || Women Now ||
 * In Egypt, women married at the age 12. || Women in both time periods are/were allowed to marry. || Women now can get a new job easier than women then. ||
 * Women attended to the houses, gardens and the orchards. || Women then and now are both allowed to work ( then- poor, now- poor and rich) || Women can live by themselves. ||
 * If you are a higher class women, you will not be allowed to work anymore. || Women then and now both got charged and sent to jail. || Women now do NOT get excecuted for a crime. ||