#women-in-history

#women-in-history

Giulia Tofana started helping women achieve the arguably most peaceful option. With the help of her 30-something-year-old daughter and a local priest, Tofana created the 'Spana network,' an underground coalition of poisoners that helped women commit mariticide.

Roman women faced legal and psychological barriers in their societal roles, constrained by guardianship laws and patriarchal views that characterized their capabilities and autonomy.

Fewer than 4% of statues in Australia are of women, indicating a societal failure to recognize the historical contributions of women.

The Trump Administration has been implementing policies that result in the systematic erasure of women's achievements from significant public records, reinforcing patriarchal narratives.

What has been discovered corresponds to a woman who apparently had elevated status, an elite woman," archaeologist David Palomino told the AFP news agency.