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Q True feminism, as we know it, was not really inaugurated until the twentieth century. It was only then, in a favorably liberal political climate, that the argument for equal treatment of women was made. That is not to say, though, that historically, there have not been moments, in even the most patriarchal societies, where we can glimpse moments of quasi-feminist insight. Review the readings that I had you consult for the "Women in Ancient Greece" lecture, and tell me whether you think there are any proto-feminist ideas or impulses contained in any of them. To develop the conversation further, keep in mind that one of the most integral aspects of any definition of literature is that that it in some way encodes important social values. Within these play excerpts and poems what social values do you see that are transformed so that women are seen on equal footing as men? Or, possibly, is there no feminist tendency here at all?

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In the patriarchal world in ancient Greece where women had been oppressed and are treated unequally by men, we get a glimpse of the feminist ideologies and movements. Feminism has provided the tools for a better understanding of the ancient literature that promoted or challenged the misogynist practices of ancient Greek societies. There are proto-feminist ideas in ancient writing (Morales). In the poems of Sappho, she mentioned the power of women, homoeroticism, emotional bond between two women. She only had female characters in her poem and did not have any male characters which gave an idea that women can exist on their terms and do not always need a man to support them. In “Antigone” it is that Antigone struggled for her de