Spartan Women In Greece

throughout history women have faced many challenges such as fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men and not being able to own property.Women were long considered weaker than men.Even in times like these some women were given a little more freedom than others. For example in class we learned that spartan women were more dominant in society compared to other women in Greece. Knowing this information it made me think how life was like for spartan women? What they did in their spare time? Since the men spent most of their time in the military I predict that the life of a spartan women will consist of caring for the children as well as providing food for the family.

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I was able to conclude that the Spartan women had more freedom and more active lives, which helped improve their appearance as well as strength. This also improved their ability to have babies and bear child labor. Although, the women were able to take responsibility for almost everything beside the army when their husbands were away but when the husbands return the women no longer could take charge .Spartan girls were given better education in order to train them to be beneficial members of society.Spartan females participated in sporting events alongside males, in full view of the public.Spartan mothers would act as the head of the household while their husbands and sons were away in the military.Spartan women were allowed to have and maintain their own property. The women married at an older age, at around 18 years old and above. I think that the Spartan civilization was a step ahead in compared to how other women in the ancient world were