Men's Voices: Ancient / Classical
Men's writings on women and women's history, from the ancient and classical world.
Aristotle: The History of Animals
Aristotle's theory of women's physical nature, puberty, childbirth, etc.
Aristotle's theory of women's physical nature, puberty, childbirth, etc.
Aristotle: On a Good Wife
A glimpse into the mindset of ancient Greece about a woman's "proper" role. Aristotle from Oikonomikos, about 330 BCE.
A glimpse into the mindset of ancient Greece about a woman's "proper" role. Aristotle from Oikonomikos, about 330 BCE.
Greek Philosophy on the Inferiority of Women
A summary of the thought of Plato and Aristotle about women's place, as background for the theology of the Christians in the Middle Ages.
A summary of the thought of Plato and Aristotle about women's place, as background for the theology of the Christians in the Middle Ages.
Men's Opinions in Ancient Greece and Rome
A collection of documents from ancient Greek and Roman men, showing their views of women.
A collection of documents from ancient Greek and Roman men, showing their views of women.
Plato: Education and the Value of Justice
There are a few references to Plato's thoughts on women in this essay.
There are a few references to Plato's thoughts on women in this essay.
Troublesome Helpmate
Summary of 1966 book by Katherine M. Rogers, documenting the history of misogyny in Western writing from Aristotle to Hemingway.
Summary of 1966 book by Katherine M. Rogers, documenting the history of misogyny in Western writing from Aristotle to Hemingway.