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New evidence reveals women in Ancient Greece wore the veil (when in public)
submitted 4 years ago by Tom_Bombadil from sciforums.com
[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (2 children)
Ancient Greece may have been the birthplace of democracy - but its women were second class citizens who for 1,100 years routinely wore a veil over their faces whenever they went out in public.
This certainly undermines a number of Western stereotypes.
[–]SecretlyHistoric 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
Women in Ancient Greece really had next to no rights. In some cases, they couldn't even attend public gatherings.
[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
It's interesting that the mythological symbol of freedom and democracy; was actually a women-veiling, slave-owning, colonial patriarchy.
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