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What is the best description of the role of women in Athens?
Women were allowed to own property, but they could not vote.
Women were considered full citizens even though they could not vote.
Women were confined to taking care of the home and their children.
Women were lumped in with enslaved persons and free men in their roles.
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Women were largely confined to taking care of the home and their children.
Explanation: In classical Athens, citizen women were expected to manage the household, raise children, and oversee domestic affairs. They were excluded from political life (could not vote or sit in the assembly) and had limited public roles, though they could sometimes own or inherit property and certain women (e.g., priestesses or hetaerae) had different, exceptional roles.
Explanation: In classical Athens, citizen women were expected to manage the household, raise children, and oversee domestic affairs. They were excluded from political life (could not vote or sit in the assembly) and had limited public roles, though they could sometimes own or inherit property and certain women (e.g., priestesses or hetaerae) had different, exceptional roles.
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