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Were ancient Egyptians the first feminists?
Were ancient Egyptians the first feminists?
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2009
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Podcast episode
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When Herodotus explored Egypt, he was startled by the contradictory gender roles -- women were doing tasks the Greeks restricted to males. Does this mean the Egyptians were the first feminists? Learn more in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 27, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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