Women of Yesterday--Living in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, by Kay Payne

Showed slides of lives of every day women--how were they different/similar to our lives today. 

• girls wed between 12 - 14.  Arranged marriages
• Wives stood behind husbands.
• Main duty was to bear children and run the household
• Prepared food and wove cloth
• Women were restricted, little freedom outside the home and courtyard
• Mistresses were tolerated
• No role in public life
• Boy babies were more valued than girl babies

Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit continues at the DeYoung Museum until March 28, 2010.
There will be a Cartier exhibit in December.