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Title: With the world's people; an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: Washington : Clark E. Ridpath
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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long after the Ionian woman—even of sparkling Athens—was lost inthe seclusion of the Gynasconitis. Tothe end of the Dorian ascendency thewoman of Sparta maintained her pre-eminence. Her like for vigor and cour-age was never seen otherwhere amongthe nations of the earth. It was said asa sort of mocking satire that not eventhe iron legislation of L)-curgus couldreduce the women of Sparta to sub-mission or curb the audacity of theirspirit. But the satire was taken by thoseagainst whom it was directed as thehighest compliment! They answeredthat if they were the only beings whomthe Lycurgiah, laws had been unable toreduce, they were also the only beingswho had ever given birth to nun. From infancy the .Spartan girl-childwa.si subjected to tlie very same physicalexerci.ses and general dis- Athletic disci-cipline as her brother. If ^^^^^0^-the latter was destined to Sparta.))c a warrior, llic furmcr was destined tOl)c a warriors wife and tlie mother of(jther warriors. The Spartan maiden
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JMUKNING IN THE WOMANS COURT OF A GREEK HUUSE.-Drawn by E. Klimsch. 118 GREAT RACES OF ^FAXKLXD. appeared on the Olympic race course, atthe festival of Hera, and ran for thecrown of olive. If she won, her portraitwas set up in commemoration of thevictory. At the religious festivals thecustom was the same. Women werenot only permitted to share the rites,but their service was a necessary part ofthe national religion. After her mar- II I intellectual development, properly socalled, she knew nothing. In this she was at one with her hus- Dorianculture band. He not only knew ^^^1°^^^^,^nothing of ideality and in- basis,tellectual preeminence, but he despisedboth. The culture was simply physical.But it was impossible that such culture should not produce startling intellectual

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