Prehistoric and Bronze Age Images of Women

Women in ancient Mesopotamia

Women in ancient Egypt

Women of the ancient Hebrews

Women in ancient and medieval India, Hinduism and Buddhism

Women in ancient and medieval China

Women in medieval Japan

Women in ancient Greece

Women in the Roman Empire

Women in Byzantium

Women in early Christianity

Women in the Medieval Islamic World

Women in the Medieval African Kingdoms

Women in Medieval Europe

Was there a Renaissance for Women?

Women in the Protestant Reformation

General Resources

Syllabus

Women in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Main Page

Contact the author

Georgia College & State University

Women in Medieval African Kingdoms

Women of African Heritage in Music, Art, and Spirituality from Women Composers

African Marriage

Several primary sources relating to women in medieval Africa, from the Internet Women's History Sourcebook

The First Queen Mother of Benin

The Queen Mother Wields Influence from Africa: One Continent, Many Worlds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Bust of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum

Below: Bust of Cleopatra