Life in Athens
Inside this cold and dirty house I am using my cleaning supplies and time to clean everything and keep things organized. My family and I live in this house, we have one daughter, and I have a husband. When I first got married to my husband I wasn’t sure if he was quite right, but I didn’t have a choice because my father picked him for me thinking that he was good. I teach my daughter how to do the household things such as cleaning and also how to cook. Normally inside the house is where I teach my daughter how to dance for religious festivals.
Living in this city I wasn’t allowed to vote because I am a women and we aren’t considered citizens. The women here could not own much property so we just own a little house here next to multiple other little houses. The economy is a little different here because normally everyone has jobs but I don’t because my husband works, but I do make handmade things and sell them at the market to make more money to support myself and family. When my husband is at work and no one is in the house I’m not allowed to leave the house unless someone comes with me.
The government here is a little different than everyone else’s because we all do things differently. My husband goes off everyday to meet with the council and there is about 500 other men there. The council would discuss laws, but they have to get passed by a bigger group called the assembly. My husband can’t make all of the laws permanent but he has a say in the laws because all the citizens can participate. They have to be citizens in order to participate in the council and my husband is a citizen here, but I’m not considered one since I am a woman.
They don’t treat the slaves and women very good here as you can tell since I am a woman. Sometimes when I’m going out with someone on the streets I see people treating other people very badly and making them do things and those are called slaves. They make them work very hard and if they don’t keep working or if they stop to rest they would get whipped by their owner and I’m glad that I am not a slave. But then again us women don’t get treated very well either because were not allowed to pick out our husbands and we aren’t allowed to leave the house with someone else. Also we aren’t considered citizens so we can’t make laws or have any say in them and I don’t like that because sometimes I don’t like what they council and assembly choose.
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