Introduction i. Women and the Legal System of the Athenian Democracy: Why is it important?ii. The intersection of the law with the lives of women.iii. Sourcesiv. Modern literature PART 1Cases involving women litigants Lysias, To Antigenes, On the Abortion Lysias, On the daughter of Antiphon Hypereides, Against Aristagora aprostasiou, (two speeches) Deinarchos, That the daughters of Aristophon are not heiresses; or, Diamartyria that the daughter of Aristophon is not an heiress Pericles, In Defense of Aspasia, for Impiety [Demosthenes] 40, To Boiotos on his mother’s dowry Hypereides, Against Demetria, apostasiou Lysias, Against Diogeiton: A mother’s compelling speech Deinarchos, Synegoria to Hegelochos, for the Epikleros, or Against Hegelohos, Synegoria on behalf of the Epikleros Deinarchos, Against Hedyle, apostasiou Lysias, To Lais [Deinarchos], Dispute between the priestess of Demeter and the Hierophant Lycurgus, On the Priestess Deinarchos, For an Epikleros: For the Daughter of Iophon Euboulides, Against the sister of Lakedaimonios, for Impiety Hypereides, In Defense of Mika Apollodoros, Against Neaira Lysias, For Nikomache Menekles, Against Ninos the Priestess, for Impiety. Lysias, On the daughter of Onomakles Isaios 3, On the Estate of Pyrrhos Lysias, Against Philonides for Rape Hypereides, In Defense of Phryne Lysias, On the daughter of Phrynichos Isaios , To Satyros, on behalf of the epikleros. Antiphon 1, Against the Stepmother Demosthenes, Against Theoris, for Impiety Hypereides, To Timandra PART 2Chapter 1. Women’s participation in the Athenian justice system1.1. Women’s access to the various layers of the justice system1.2 Representation versus exclusion1.3. Not all women are the same1.4. Conclusions Chapter 2. Judicial processes involving women.2.1 An overview of processes and procedures in the Athenian Justice System2.2. Women and politics2.3. Citizenship and immigration violations2.4. Prosecutions for religious offenses2.5. Economic disputes.2.6. Violent crime2.7. Personal responsibility before the law Chapter 3. Gender as a factor in the construction of the argument3.1. Gender stereotypes as a factor in trials involving both men and women: An introduction3.2 The dutiful wife and mother3.3. The indecent women of Athens3.4. The poisoner and the witch3.5. Images of the body and sexuality3.6. A woman with a past3.7. Conclusions Chapter 4. Women’s Empowerment, Social Groups and the Justice System4.1. Introduction4.2. The Citizen woman in the Athenian polis 4.3. The Metic woman in the Athenian polis 4.4. The working women of Athens: legal implications.4.5. Conclusions Chapter 5. Conclusions Appendix: The main laws affecting the lives of Athenian women. The law on marriage The law on the epidikasia of citizen and metic epikleroi The law on the epidikasia of a poor epikleros The Periclean citizenship law The laws prohibiting mixed marriages between Athenians and non-Athenians The law on divorce The laws on adultery affecting women The laws on succession and inheritance directly affecting women The social network: the laws requiring of the archon to protect women, children and orphans from abuse of their person or property. All priests and priestesses are equally responsible under the law. Select Bibliography