For the most part, women in today's society hold a position equal to that of a man;

however, this has not always been the case. Women's conquest for political and social

freedom is a battle that has gone on for centuries. Perhaps the breaking point in women's

liberation was the Women's Movement of the 1900's, which encouraged women all over

America to join in the fight for their right to vote. Because of this struggle for equality,

women are now able to vote, receive a standard of fairness in the workplace, hold

political positions, and play professional sports, as well as a wide array of other privileges

enjoyed by men. Unfortunately, these civil rights have not been made available to

women worldwide. In some cultures, especially those of the Middle East, women have

gained little if any rights at all since the societies of the past. In Greece, an almost

opposite effect can be seen in its history in which women in their country went from

being recognized as equals and above, to becoming a much weaker sex. This odd

transition of status of Greek women is evident through the art, mythology, and philosophy

Moirai, another female monster from ancient Greek mythology, is much like a

creatures are male or very timid, young girls.

This new found reserve reveals the meeker women of the Classical period in Greece.

This change is a very vivid one that can be easily detected through the art of the time.

were obvious double-standards. If a male slave married a free woman, then their children

illustrated in the sculpture of Aphrodite being assisted from the sea by two nymphs,

which women's opinions were valued and they enjoyed equality to the Classical era in

artwork is the sudden modesty and vulnerability expressed by nude female subjects. An

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