Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation (3rd Ed.) Mary R. Lefkowitz Maureen B. Fant This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes - from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. This third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults. Mary R. Lefkowitz is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Wellesley College. Maureen B. Fant is an independent writer and scholar living in Rome.