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100 1 _aMason, Amelia Gere,
_d1831-1923
245 1 0 _aWoman in the golden ages
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-02-14
505 0 _aPreface -- Introduction -- Woman in Greek poetry -- Sappho and the first woman's club -- Glimpses of the Spartan woman -- The Athenian woman, Aspasia, and the first salon -- Revolt of the Roman women -- The "new woman" of old Rome -- Some famous women of imperial Rome -- Marcella, Paula, and the first convent -- The learned woman of the renaissance -- The literary courts and Platonic love -- Salon and woman's club.
508 _aTurgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Woman in the Golden Ages" by Amelia Gere Mason is a collection of historical essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores the roles, influences, and intellectual contributions of women throughout pivotal periods of history, particularly focusing on Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance. The essays examine notable female figures and their significance in shaping cultural, social, and political landscapes, challenging the historical narrative that has often marginalized women's contributions. The opening of the book presents a preface in which the author articulates the challenge of uncovering the lives of women from ancient times, as traditional historical accounts have primarily reflected male perspectives. Mason expresses a desire to provide a more nuanced understanding of women's roles during different historical epochs, highlighting their intellectual achievements and the societal obstacles they faced. She emphasizes the contrast between the neglect and contempt women often received in historical discourse and the myriad ways in which they impacted history, culture, and society. The preface sets the stage for the essays that follow, which promise to illuminate the importance of women's voices in historical narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Century co., 1901
653 _aWomen -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/womaningoldenage00maso
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67405
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