what legal rights did women have?
Women had some disabilities at law compared to men and were denied any legal rights
Women in Classical Athens
women did have some significant disabilities at law compared to their male counterparts. Like slaves and metics, they were denied political freedom, being excluded from the law courts and the Assembly. In some cases, if
in ancient athenian drama who played the roles of all the female characters Women were excluded from participating in drama
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Women in Classical Athens [SEP] Legal rights
According to Simon Goldhill, "The Athenian court seems to have been remarkably unwilling to allow any female presence in the civic space of the law court itself". Metic women, however, apparently could appear in court cases on their own behalf, and could initiate legal action.