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Which pre-Christian civilization was best for women?
Israelite/Jewish 17%  17%  [ 4 ]
Midianite/Moabite 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Sumerian 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
Egyptian 22%  22%  [ 5 ]
Mesopotamian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Babylonian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Chaldean 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Assyrian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Persian 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
Greek 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
Roman 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Carthaginian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Canaanite 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Philistine 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Ancient Indian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Ancient Chinese 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Germanic or Celtic Tribes 26%  26%  [ 6 ]
Ancient Arabian 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Other (please specify) 13%  13%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 23

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15 Nov 2012, 2:38 pm

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When that time machine finally gets invented, I want to go to Babylon. :wink:

There were many sluts in Babylon but they probably had STDs.

I, however, would like to talk to one. slu*ty women usually have plenty of interesting things to talk about.


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26 Nov 2012, 6:45 pm

It looks as if literacy may have been the killer for women

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9igrwl1U7s4[/youtube]



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26 Nov 2012, 7:04 pm

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Actually, most of the biggest history buffs I know are dudes.


You may be right. Probably not a lot of chicks dressing up and re-enacting Civil War battles.

History may continue to be a male-dominated field of study.


Historians estimate that as many as 400 women wore either the blue or gray and fought beside the men as one of the "boys".
Source: Jeff Baker 2013 Old Farmers Almanac



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26 Nov 2012, 10:03 pm

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Historians estimate that as many as 400 women wore either the blue or gray and fought beside the men as one of the "boys".
Source: Jeff Baker 2013 Old Farmers Almanac


That is still a drop in the sea.



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26 Nov 2012, 10:26 pm

Duh.