“Misogyny was born of fear of women.” HistoryFeminismGenderMisogynyPatriarchyWomen In HistoryWomen S HistoryGender Studies Book:Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity Source: Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
“It is no surprise that the only woman in antiquity who could be the subject of a full-length biography is Cleopatra. Yet, unlike Alexander, whom she rivals as the theme of romance and legend, Cleopatra is known to us through overwhelmingly hostile sources. The reward of the ‘good’ woman in Rome was likely to be praise in stereotyped phrases; in Athens she won oblivion.” WomenRomeAntiquityWilliam ShakespeareAntony And Cleopatra Book:Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity Source: Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity