Spartan Women

I found it to be very interesting to read about the role the Spartan women had in society. They had an incredible freedom compared to the rest or the Classical world in that time period. They were given more political and social power and had almost the same rights as the men did. It was very obvious that Sparta encouraged thier women to have a very active role in society and to be a part of the rapidly changing world. It's neat to see the encouragement of female involvement and how women were so readily willing to take care of duties and responsibilities while thier husbands/brothers/fathers were away at war. It really spoke to me in the sense that I think it solitifies the point that society needs both men and women fufilling different roles to which they are called for it to flourish.