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Episode 75, pregnancy, abortion, and divorce.

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And now let us turn our attention back to the ancient

Greeks. On the last episode, we discussed the legal status of women in ancient Athens, including the dowry and the epi-Claros, the betrothal

and marriage rituals, and the ideal of separation and seclusion for women, both the evidence

for and against it.

This separation was necessary because women were seen to be ideally suited for the domestic

sphere and thus were excluded from participating in the political sphere.

To begin this episode, we will discuss the major role that women had in public service.

That being the production of boys who would go on to become adult male citizens, as well as the various ways that a couple could get

read of unwanted children, typically females and divorce in ancient Athens,

which oftentimes occurred because of childlessness or adultery,

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