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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Oct. 6 - Oct. 12, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 08 October 2014 03:27:59PM *  2 points [-]

the idea that women should have ambitions outside their families is pretty new so far as I know.

That all women should have ambitions outside of Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church) might be a new idea, but for women belonging to elites it was acceptable for a long time -- ruling queens are certainly not unknown in antiquity: Cleopatra, Boadicea, etc.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 October 2014 03:48:31PM 3 points [-]

Yes, I meant the idea that all women should have ambitions outside the home.

I'm not sure that ruling queens became such because of their ambition, or if they inherited the job.