Surf these sites: A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia, c. 2300 - 428 BCE -- Includes marriage, divorce, adoption. Amazon Art -- Is there more behind these famous warrior women than mere Fantasy ? Amazons -- The Amazons were more than female warriors; they were an entire society of warrior women who killed or gave away male infants. Amazons of Greek Mythology -- Brave Women Warriers of Greek Myth: An Amazon Roster. By Julie Ruffell Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine -- Agnodice is a figure often mentioned in the histories of the medical profession. She was credited with achieving a role, that of physician, forbidden to her by law. Celebrations of Women History at Ancient Sites -- Guide to several dozen web sites and transcripts of chats on women in history created by the women of Ancient Sites online community, facilitated by Torrey Philemon, Tracy Marks. Cleopatra -- Outline of her life. Part of the Tour of Egypt web site containing travel resources, recipes and more. Cleopatra VII, the Last Pharaoh -- The life of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Diotima -- Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World. The site provide much dead-tree bibliography and many links to on-line resources. Educated Women in Ancient Society -- Focus on women in Greece, Egypt, and Italy, defining the meaning of education of the times, female philosophers and poets, and the roles women had within the priesthood. Egyptian women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt -- Alexandra O''Brien, PHD proposal, Excursis III: The Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian Society -- An article by Peter A. Piccione, examining woman''s role in the ancient Egyptian society. Goddess Worship -- The worship of women throughout history. Mesopotamia (Women in World History Curriculum) -- "Analyzing excerpts from cuneiform tablets and artifacts to discover women''s status, work and areas where they had some power." Proof of Amazons a Reality -- Jeannine Davis-Kimball of The Center for the Study of the Eurasian Nomads believes in the reality of the warrior women known to ancient Greek as Amazons. Thought to be creatures of myth and legend, the Amazons now appear to be a fact. The Cleopatra Web Site -- All about Cleopatra, illustrated by art she inspired. Also contains background info on Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. The Egyptian Economy and Non-royal Women. -- Their Status in Public Life. William A. Ward,Department of Egyptology, Brown University The New AmazoNation -- Amazon women warriors. Artemis Goddess of the Moon. History of the ancient Amazon women. The Women Warriors -- An article by Lawrence Osborn about the search for ancient matriarchies. Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt -- An online version of a Kelsey Museum exhibition mounted from March 14 through June 15, 1997. Curated by Terry G. Wilfong. Women''s Life in Ancient Greece and Rome -- Women''s voices, philosophers, legal status in the Roman and Greek worlds, private life, medicine and anatomy, men''s opinions, public life, occupations and religion.
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