Roman Women and Reproductive Autonomy: An exploration of the intersection between social forces, medical practice, and law from the late Republic to the early Empire Público
Holtzberg, Rachel Sarah (2011)
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Abstract
Abstract
Roman Women and Reproductive Autonomy: An exploration of the
intersection between social forces, medical practice, and law from
the late Republic to the early Empire
By Rachel S. Holtzberg
Women are often subject to the forces of patriarchy. In societies
such as ancient Rome, where patriarchy was as deeply intertwined
with daily life as the belief in the supernatural, this sexism
manifested itself in innumerable overt and covert ways. Roman
medicine and female healthcare is a surprisingly overlooked yet
strikingly significant example of patriarchy in the guise of
theory, intellect, and learned practice. Through analyzing the way
in which women were treated (in all senses of the word) according
to these theories, we can construct a more comprehensive picture of
the daily life of an elite Roman woman, and continue our quest to
accurately assess the myriad facets that comprised the world of the
Romans. In the following paper I explore the roles that social and
legal convention, medical theory and practice, and Augustus'
marriage legislation contributed to the limited autonomy affored to
women over their sexuality and reproductivity.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Introduction - 1
Chapter II: Elite Roman women in society and law - 4
Chapter III: Women in Roman medicine - 19
- Introduction to Hellenized Roman medicine - 19
- Theoretical basis for female inferiority within the Greek tradition - 27
- Soranus as evidence for the treatment of women - 35
Chapter IV: Augustan marriage laws - 51
Chapter V: Conclusion - 67
Primary Works Cited - 71
Bibliography - 73
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