Stereotypes of women in power : historical perspectives and revisionist views /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Garlick, Barbara, Dixon, Suzanne, Allen, Pauline
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Series:	Contributions in women's studies. no. 125.
Subjects:	Women > Political activity > History. Power (Social sciences)

Table of Contents:

Female officials in ancient Egypt and Egyptian historians / V.G. Callender
On the stage, behind the curtain : images of politically active women in the late Roman Republic / Tom Hillard
Julia's jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman use of women as political icons / Amy Richlin
Contemporary portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (A.D. 527-548) / Pauline Allen
Women and power in the Scandinavian sagas / Margaret Clunies Ross
Imperial women in the history of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) / Ellen Soullière
Virago and Machiavelli / Lenore Coltheart
Radical hens and vociferous ladies : representation and class in the Mid-Nineteenth Century / Barbara Garlick
Schemers, dragons, and witches : criminal "Justice" and the fair sex / Jocelynne A. Scutt
Enduring theme : domineering dowagers and scheming concubines / Suzanne Dixon.