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The first wedding ring
The cavemen tied cords of braided grass around their selected mate's waist, wrists and ankles to bring her spirit under his control.
Aproximently 30000 BC -
Status of Ancient greece women
Women in ancient Greece were not conspicuous, meaning they didn't have the right to talk in public, or make their own decisions, they also couldn't wear clothes that stood out.
At social gathering the men argued that themselves and women were complete different species, they thought this because men had more in common with the Gods, while the women had more things in common with the animal kingdom. -
Cleaning
Women were rarely outside. They mostly stayed indoors running their homes and keeping it clean for when their husbands came home. -
Sparta unrestricted
The only job that really mattered to women was being a Religious Priestess. In Sparta, men stayed in the barracks until they were thirty. Since Spartan didn't have the restriction against women' freedom, women could do a lot more, they had more social responsibility, meaning they could wear anything they want, they could walk around unescorted, participate in social events and buy land. -
Sparta
Wives supervised slaves and managed household chores like cooking and weaving. In affluent homes woman had their own space in the house where the men could not go. -
women vote
on August 26, 1920 women got the right to vote -
greek women Voting
In 1952, Greek women could vote, but suffrage did not turn into equality between men and women. Dowery wasn't even abolished until 1983. 1983 was when the “Family Laws” were passed, it stated; “Both spouses should make decisions about family matters, responsibility in marriage and family.” -
ERA
in 1923-1972 Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in to every congress -
Today
Today women can do almost anything they want. Women can work doing whatever they wanted to do, freely walk around unescorted, tend social events and have their own freedom, and it's all legal.
