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TLRH | The Hublic Sphere | Women in Classical Athens
Recorded April 26, 2021. Classical Athens excluded groups of people from political power – enslaved people, metics (non-Athenian residents) and women. In this episode, Elizabeth Foley talks with Dr. Carrie Sawtell and Dr. Katherine Backler about women in Classical Athens in the context and question of “power” and through a selection of material and literary sources discusses how women experienced and engaged with their society despite political powerlessness. Dr. Carrie Sawtell holds an MA and PhD from the University of Sheffield. Carrie recently held the Macmillan-Rodewald Studentship at the…
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