Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... custom . Individuals there were , as there ever will be , of both sexes , who were in advance of the people among whom they lived . Beside the far- famed Sappho and Aspasia , there was Corinna , the Theban poetess , who is said to have ...
... custom . Individuals there were , as there ever will be , of both sexes , who were in advance of the people among whom they lived . Beside the far- famed Sappho and Aspasia , there was Corinna , the Theban poetess , who is said to have ...
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... was the Caryatides , a Spartan dance , in honor of Diana . Theseus , who invented a circular dance called the Crane , is said to have been the first who introduced the custom of men and women dancing together . Various 28 GRECIAN WOMEN .
... was the Caryatides , a Spartan dance , in honor of Diana . Theseus , who invented a circular dance called the Crane , is said to have been the first who introduced the custom of men and women dancing together . Various 28 GRECIAN WOMEN .
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In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. the custom of men and women dancing together . Various musical instruments were in use , such as the harp and the cythara , and women doubtless played upon these , as well as joined in the ...
In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. the custom of men and women dancing together . Various musical instruments were in use , such as the harp and the cythara , and women doubtless played upon these , as well as joined in the ...
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... custom , one of the characters in Euripides says he never should have a good opinion of women , though all the pines in mount Ida were filled with their names . When a person's garland was untied , it was taken as a sign of his being in ...
... custom , one of the characters in Euripides says he never should have a good opinion of women , though all the pines in mount Ida were filled with their names . When a person's garland was untied , it was taken as a sign of his being in ...
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... custom disappeared , and wives were respected in proportion to the value of their marriage portion . Medea , in Euripides , complains that women were the most miserable of the human race , because they were obliged to buy their own ...
... custom disappeared , and wives were respected in proportion to the value of their marriage portion . Medea , in Euripides , complains that women were the most miserable of the human race , because they were obliged to buy their own ...
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