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13. Based on the first source about "respectable women" in Athens, were

Athenian women equal to men in Athenian society? What evidence supports
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Final answer:

Women were not considered equal to men in Athenian society, as evidenced by their restricted roles and lack of political rights.


Step-by-step explanation:

In Athenian society, women were not considered equal to men.

According to the first source about "respectable women" in Athens, women were expected to stay at home, take care of the domestic duties, and bear children. They were not allowed to participate in public life or have any political rights.

Some evidence supporting this claim includes the fact that only men could be citizens of Athens and participate in the democratic system, and women were not allowed to own property or inherit land.


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