For research Hortensia's Protest

1. In the first century BCE what rights did a freeborn Roman women enjoy? What was her role and status in society?

The freeborn Roman women were citizens but they could not vote for governmental figures and have a say in society, or hold political roles. Even though women did not have roles in government, some did come from wealthy family they could and did give there opinions privately. And even though those few individuals had a "say" in society it did not really make a difference in society for the Romans. Even though those few women came from wealthy family and had some what of an opinion in society there was a big amount of them that did not have the opportunity to do that.

The Roman women did not really have a say in when or if they wanted to get a divorced or to remarry someone because it was all the man's choice. If a man was to just run off and just leave her she is still technically married and she can not do anything about it. She is stuck being like that and living at that house and not able to do anything at all about her being married. Women could not leave there homes or husband's or they would get in trouble and sentence to death. Women had a minor roll in society and didn't really have a say, they were one step above slaves.