In this episode, we discuss the medical and philosophical writings on women’s bodies, particularly the Hippokratic Corpus and Aristotle, relating to the topics of menstruation, pregnancy, and the “wandering womb”; the various methods and techniques for conception, contraception, abortion, and exposure; the legal procedure for divorces (usually due to childlessness and adultery); and the ways in which adulterers were punished in ancient Greece
Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)
Video/Contraception in Ancient History (Dig it with Raven)
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***Exploress - It’s All Greek to Me: A Lady’s Life in Ancient Greece
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