Remembering Women : Lessons from the Ancient World, Christine Lehnen

Remembering Women : Lessons from the Ancient World, Christine LehnenNew Hardback Women do have a history of their own. All we need to do is remember it. In this illuminating new investigation, Christine Lehnen looks back at our collective memory to explore the myriad ways that women in the past have enjoyed a more egalitarian life. Due to advances in bioarchaeological methods, scientists have discovered that one out of three women in Ancient Scythia was an active warrior buried with her weapons. Far from being

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