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Assemblywomen
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This article is about Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι). For women in parliament or government, see assembly and women in government.
Assemblywomen (Greek: Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Ekklesiazousai; also translated as, Congresswomen, Women in Parliament, Women in Power, and A Parliament of Women) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in 391 BC.[2] The play invents a scenario where the women of Athens assume control of the government and institute reforms that ban private wealth and enforce sexual equity for the old and unattractive. In addition to Aristophanes' political and social satire, Assemblywomen derives its comedy through sexual and scatological humor. The play aimed to criticize the Athenian government at the time.[3]
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![]() Aristophanes[1] | |
Written by | Aristophanes |
Chorus | Athenian Women |
Setting | An Athenian street |
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