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: On a Good Wife
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.
Men's Opinions in Ancient Greece and Rome
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.