Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... present at banquets , and it is not supposed that they ever ate in the same apartment with the men . The restraint of female influence being thus re- moved , it may be presumed that the outward forms of decency were less scrupulously ...
... present at banquets , and it is not supposed that they ever ate in the same apartment with the men . The restraint of female influence being thus re- moved , it may be presumed that the outward forms of decency were less scrupulously ...
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... presents to the bride , on the third day after the wedding , which was the first time she ap- peared unveiled . The old Athenian laws ordered that men should be thirty - five and women twenty - six , before they married ; but Plato ...
... presents to the bride , on the third day after the wedding , which was the first time she ap- peared unveiled . The old Athenian laws ordered that men should be thirty - five and women twenty - six , before they married ; but Plato ...
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... present ; and every hus- band who received a portion of three talents with his wife , was obliged to assist in defraying the ex- penses . The women were assisted in the ceremoni- als by a priest , who wore a crown , and by certain ...
... present ; and every hus- band who received a portion of three talents with his wife , was obliged to assist in defraying the ex- penses . The women were assisted in the ceremoni- als by a priest , who wore a crown , and by certain ...
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... the words of which exposed them to ridicule ; they were not allowed to be present at the exercises where beautiful young maidens contended ; on a certain festival , the women were allowed to drag them round 30 GRECIAN WOMEN .
... the words of which exposed them to ridicule ; they were not allowed to be present at the exercises where beautiful young maidens contended ; on a certain festival , the women were allowed to drag them round 30 GRECIAN WOMEN .
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... presents from their husbands . Three kinds of marriage were in use among the Romans , called confarreatio , coemptio , and usus . The first was established by Romulus , and was the most solemn , as well as the most ancient . A priest ...
... presents from their husbands . Three kinds of marriage were in use among the Romans , called confarreatio , coemptio , and usus . The first was established by Romulus , and was the most solemn , as well as the most ancient . A priest ...
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