Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... feminine habits would probably perceive the propriety of not attending games , where the combatants wrestled * A small coin , about the value of a penny . without clothing . In commemoration of her victo- ry , GRECIAN WOMEN . 3.
... feminine habits would probably perceive the propriety of not attending games , where the combatants wrestled * A small coin , about the value of a penny . without clothing . In commemoration of her victo- ry , GRECIAN WOMEN . 3.
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In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. without clothing . In commemoration of her victo- ry , Cynisca sent a chariot and four brazen horses , to be dedicated to Olympian Jupiter . In the earliest ages , Greek women had a right to ...
In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. without clothing . In commemoration of her victo- ry , Cynisca sent a chariot and four brazen horses , to be dedicated to Olympian Jupiter . In the earliest ages , Greek women had a right to ...
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... clothes ; and princess as she was , she carried her dinner with her . Women grinding corn , after the manner of the Is- raelites , are alluded to by old Greek authors ; and that they were in the habit of spinning with a distaff as they ...
... clothes ; and princess as she was , she carried her dinner with her . Women grinding corn , after the manner of the Is- raelites , are alluded to by old Greek authors ; and that they were in the habit of spinning with a distaff as they ...
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... clothing . Whoever tound them disobeying these laws , might tear ul their gar- ments , and beat them with any degree of severity that did not endanger their life or limbs . Wealthy paramours generally brought themselves out of ...
... clothing . Whoever tound them disobeying these laws , might tear ul their gar- ments , and beat them with any degree of severity that did not endanger their life or limbs . Wealthy paramours generally brought themselves out of ...
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... clothes , sought an opportunity to enter by stealth , but took care to return to his own abode before daylight , that his ... clothing , and sing a certain song , the words of which exposed them to ridicule ; they were not allowed to be ...
... clothes , sought an opportunity to enter by stealth , but took care to return to his own abode before daylight , that his ... clothing , and sing a certain song , the words of which exposed them to ridicule ; they were not allowed to be ...
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