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"Scandalous" Spartan Women
In no other Greek city-state did women enjoy the same freedom and privileges of Spartan women.
Only in Sparta did girls receive public education—in other city-states, most women were completely illiterate. Only in Sparta were girls allowed to engage in sports. Only in Sparta did women possess economic power and influence. Scandalized observers from other Greek cities commented that not only did Spartan women have opinions, they also were not afraid to voice them in public; and worse still their husbands actually listened to them! |
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