Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy

Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity

Sarah B. Pomeroy

304 pages first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
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" The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged." --Mary Bear...

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informative 100%
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adventurous 4%
inspiring 4%

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