Uppity Women of Ancient TimesProfiles two hundred unusual women throughout history, including gladiators, public servants, murderers, rulers, scientists, and homemakers. |
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User Review - varielle - LibraryThingThese are amusing short biographies (Usually 1-2 pages) of the good girls and the bad of the ancient world. A few are well known, but many are obscure. Don't look for detailed citations because there aren't any. Great fun though. Read full review
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User Review - MsMixte - LibraryThingMany of the books listed in the Bibliography were published in the mid 1970s. Has there been no research since that could have been encapsulated in the single page mentions of many of the women herein ... Read full review
Contents
UPPITY B C DEFINED AND DISCOVERED | 1 |
PHARAOHS PHYSICIANS FAT CATS FILLYFANCIERS | 48 |
TRACK STARS TRICKY QUEENS TROLLOPS TRUEBLUE MARTYRS | 102 |
PIRATES POLITICIANS PORN ARTISTS PURE MAIDENS | 148 |
POISONERS POETS POWER BROKERS PARAGONS OF VIRTUE | 190 |
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ancient Ashurbanipal Asia Minor Assyria Athens battle beautiful became become began brother building busy called career century century B.C. Christian church court Cyrene daughter death didn't died early Egypt Egyptian emperor Empire famous father female fight finally followed four Games gave give gold Greece Greek hand head Holy huge hundred husband Italy Jews Julia kids killed king land later letters lived look male marriage married mean mother oracle palace party Persian pharaoh philosopher planned played poet political priestess probably Ptolemy queen reign religious remained Roman Rome royal rule sister slaves sons soon statue temple thing thought throne took turn wanted wife woman women writing wrote young
Popular passages
Page 232 - Elaine, et al, eds. Women in the Classical World Oxford University Press, 1994. Fraser, Antonia. The Warrior Queens. Vintage Press, 1988. Fremantle, Anne. Treasury of Early Christianity.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Uppity Women of Ancient Times Wild women series |
| Author | Vicki León |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Conari Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1573240109, 9781573240109 |
| Length | 243 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General Social Science / Women's Studies |
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