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Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine
Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice.
www.med.virginia.edu
Series of articles dealing with the lives of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Israel, and Egypt.
www.womenintheancientworld.com
Images of Women in Ancient Art
Art reflecting women in ancient cultures; part of Honors Seminar at SweetBriar College.
www.arthistory.sbc.edu
Women and Women's Communities in Ancient Japan
Extended discussion of historical role of women in ancient Japan based on their diaries and other literary works.
www.wsu.edu
Florilegium: People in the Ancient World
Comprehensive biography of Cleopatra of Egypt; shorter bios of famous women of the ancient world including Zenobia, Fulvia, Julia Domna, Cornelia, Zenobia, among others. Bibliography, sources.
cornellia.fws1.com
Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum.
www.womeninworldhistory.com
Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed.
www.myrine.at
Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World
Scholarly multi-disciplinary resource focused on women's history in the ancient world. Comprehensive original sources, bibliographies, links, search capability, essays.
www.stoa.org
Ancient History Sourcebook: The Code of the Assura, c. 1075 BCE
Excerpts from ancient Assyrian law codes: multiple entries on women's duties and behavior.
www.fordham.edu
Descriptions of female divinities in the ancient world; discussion of the role of female goddesses in pagan and Christian history.
www.geocities.com
Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times.
www.amazonation.com
Internet Women's History Sourcebook
The sourcebook provides extensive original source materials, discussion and links on the history of women in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, as well as women's history resources to the present.
www.fordham.edu
Women's Ancient History (About.com Guide)
Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity.
womenshistory.about.com
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Ancient World
Analysis of obstetrics,childbirth, folk medicine, neonatal care and midwifery in the Graeco-Roman world. From HELIOS.
www.indiana.edu
Lothene: Women Warriors Throughout History
Archeological, artistic and literary evidence for existence of female warriors and gladiators from the ancient to modern world.
www.lothene.demon.co.uk