Women in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds

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

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Georgia College & State University

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Dr. Deborah Vess
Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies
Georgia College & State University
CBX 047
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061-0490

Above: Bust of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum
Below: Bust of Cleopatra