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    Status of Women from the Classical to Modern Era

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    This paper examines how the status of women has evolved in predominantly social patriarchies since the classical period in eleven pages. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    struggles inherent to both historical and contemporary gender issues. That women have only recently - upon the overall timeline of existence - demanded and received many of the same  advantages intrinsically associated with a male-dominated society is indicative of how critical gender equity has become in modern times. II. WOMEN IN THE PAST  According to Susanne Laughton, author of In the Name of the Mother, women had a practical, more egalitarian relationship with men in society for some forty thousand years,  which was directly related to the need for a shared responsibility for survival (Laughton 16-19). This began to change, however, when men became associated with the male figure of  God, at which point ideals began to shift toward male superiority. Once the ideal fully developed, the belief of male superiority gained significant strength -- forever to be supported  by evolving religious doctrines. Throughout the Classical and Middle periods, patriarchy was responsible for designing womens role in society; many of these devices  used in earlier centuries were related to religion. Certain scripture regularly challenged women to disprove that they were inferior - to disagree was heresy. When religion did not  work alone, scientific theory was included as a factor in the equation to support the ideal that women are inferior. Based upon a conviction of inferiority, male authorities were  then able to design lifestyles for women, including approved activities, mannerism, education, sexuality and religious pursuits. For women from the Classical and Middle  periods, the overt implications of fear and control reflected the role they were forced to play within society. It can readily be argued that while many ancient Classical and 

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