Athenian Women and Their Participation in Politics

Athenian women did not participate in politics because of the common view that they were untrustworthy. These women were seldom educated and were never allowed to be in the presence of other males that were not in the immediate family.
<Tab/>Athenian women were seldom educated. Only the wealthiest and most spoiled of daughters received the chance of even the smallest education. Because Athenian women were never educated they did not know what was happening in the city, outside of the city, or anything else going on in the world. …