Pt. 1. Women In The Ancient World: Greece And Rome. A: Women Equal Rulers With Men, An Ideal ; Plato, From The Republic, Book V -- B: Aristotle's View Of Women: From Generation Of Animals ; From Ethics ; From Politics -- C: Women In Democratic Athens ; W.k. Lacey, From The Family In Classical Greece -- D: The Women's Revolt Against The Oppian Law (195 B.c.) ; J.p.v.d. Balsdon, From Roman Women: Their History And Habits -- E: The Vestal Virgins And Roman Priestesses ; J. Pv. D. Balsdon, Holy Women -- F: The Emancipation Of The Roman Matron ; Jerome Carcopino, From Daily Life In Ancient Rome -- Pt. 2. Early Christian Attitudes To Femininity. A: The Legacy Of Judaism: Genesis 1:26-28 ; Genesis 2:18-25 ; Genesis 3:1-24 ; Song Of Songs 2:1-17 ; Song Of Songs 5:10-16 ; Song Of Songs 7:1-12 ; Proverbs 31:10-31 -- B: Paul Of Tarsus And Early Christianity ; Charles Seltman, From Women In Antiquity ; Ephesians 5:22-33 --^ C. Patristic Antifeminism From The Second To The Fifth Century A.d. ; Katherine M. Rogers, From The Troublesome Helpmate: A History Of Misogyny In Literature -- D. St. Jerome: A Girl's Education ; St. Jerome, Letter On A Girl's Education -- Pt. 3. Nunneries As The Medieval Alternative To Marriage. A: A Basic Rule For Nunneries In The West ; Lina Eckenstein, From Woman Under Monasticism -- B: A Royal Nun In The Sixth Century In France ; Fortunatus, Vita Radegundis -- C: A Northumbrian Abbess At The Time Of The Lindisfarne Gospels ; Lina Eckenstein, Hild Of Whitby -- D: A Twelfth Century Scholarly Abbess And Her Textbook ; Lina Eckenstein, Herrad And The 'garden Of Delights' -- Pt. 4. Varieties Of Womanhood In The Middle Ages. A: St. Thomas Aquinas And The Nature Of Woman ; St. Thomas Aquinas, From Summa Theologica --^ B: Courtly Love And Civalry ; Jaufre Rudel, When The Waters Of The Spring ; Countess Of Dia, Love Song (estat Ai En Greu Consirier) ; Andreas Capellanus, Twelve Rules Of Love ; Andreas Cappellanus, From The Art Of Courtly Love -- C: The Cult Of The Virgin ; Our Lady's Tumbler -- D: A Medieval Businesswoman ; Geoffrey Chaucer, From Canterbury Tales -- E: Medieval Women And Trade ; A. Abram, Women Traders In Medieval London -- F. Analysis Of The Position Of Women In The Late Middle Ages ; Eileen Power, The Position Of Women -- Pt. 5. Humanism And The Renaissance Education Of Women. A: Learning Leads To Virtue And Wisdom ; Juan Luis Vives, From Instruction Of A Christian Woman ; Juan Luis Vives, From A Plan Of Studies For Girls (for The Princess Mary) ; Juan Luis Vives, From The Duties Of Husbands ; Juan Luis Vives, Of The Charge And Care Of Children -- B: The Abbot And The Learned Lady ; Erasmus, From The Abbot And The Learned Lady --^ Pt. 6. Renaissance Women And Reformation Influences. A: Upper-class Women In Renaissance Italy ; Jacob Burkhardt, From The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy ; Jacob Burkhardt, The Higher Forms Of Society -- B: Women Workers And Scholars In Renaissance Italy ; William Boulting, From Woman In Italy -- C: A Tale Concerning A Boatwoman ; Marguerite Of Angouleme, From The Heptameron -- D: Elizabeth I: The Greatest Woman Of Renaissance And Reformation England ; Roger Ascham, Elizabeth The Student ; Elizabeth I, The Queen's Speech ; The Venetian Ambassador, A Pope's Admiration ; Doris Stenton, On The 'homily On Matrimony' -- E: Religious Women Radicals In The Seventeenth Century ; Keith Thomas, Women And The Civil War Sects -- Pt. 7. Women In The Century Of The French Revolution. A: The Enlightenment And The Soul Of Woman ; Edmond And Jules De Goncourt, The Domination And Intelligence Of Woman ; Edmond And Jules De Goncourt, The Soul Of Woman --^ B: A Lady Of The Salon ; Fernand Noziere (ernest Weyl), The Salon Of Madame Geoffrin -- C: Woman's Place In Romanticism ; Jean Jacques Rousseau, From Emile -- D: Working Women In The French Revolution ; Olwen Hufton, From Women In Revolution 1780-1796. Edited By Susan Groag Bell. Includes Bibliographies And Index.
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