Stereotypes of Women in Power: Historical Perspectives and Revisionist Views

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• Title Page iii
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• 1 Introduction--Public and Private: The Paradigm's Power 1
• NOTES 9
• 2 Female Officials in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Historians 11
• NOTES 33
• REFERENCES 33
• 3 On the Stage, Behind the Curtain: Images of Politically Active Women in the Late Roman Republic 37
• NOTES 55
• REFERENCES 61
• 4 Julia's Jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman Use of Women as Political Icons 65
• NOTES 85
• REFERENCES 87
• 5 Contemporary Portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (A.D. 527-548) 93
• NOTES 100

• Title Page iii
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• 1 Introduction--Public and Private: The Paradigm's Power 1
• NOTES 9
• 2 Female Officials in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Historians 11
• NOTES 33
• REFERENCES 33
• 3 On the Stage, Behind the Curtain: Images of Politically Active Women in the Late Roman Republic 37
• NOTES 55
• REFERENCES 61
• 4 Julia's Jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman Use of Women as Political Icons 65
• NOTES 85
• REFERENCES 87
• 5 Contemporary Portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (A.D. 527-548) 93
• NOTES 100
• REFERENCES 101
• 6 Women and Power in the Scandinavian Sagas 105
• NOTES 117
• REFERENCES 118
• 7 Imperial Women in the History of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 121
• NOTES 139
• REFERENCES 140
• 8 The Virago and Machiavelli 141
• REFERENCES 153
• 9 Radical Hens and Vociferous Ladies: Representation and Class in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 157
• NOTES 177
• REFERENCES 178
• 10 Schemers, Dragons, and Witches: Criminal "Justice" and the Fair Sex 181
• NOTES 203
• REFERENCES 206
• 11 Conclusion--The Enduring Theme: Domineering Dowagers and Scheming Concubines 209
• NOTES 222
• REFERENCES 224
• Index 227
• About the Editors and Contributors 235