Stereotypes of women in power :  historical perspectives and revisionist views / 
edited by Barbara Garlick, Suzanne Dixon, and Pauline Allen. 
 - viii, 236 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Contributions in women's studies,  no. 125  0147-104X ; .
 - Contributions in women's studies ;  no. 125. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction : Public and Private: The Paradigm's Power /  Female Officials in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Historians /  On the Stage, Behind the Curtain: Images of Politically Active Women in the Late Roman Republic /  Julia's Jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman Use of Women as Political Icons /  Contemporary Portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (527-548 A.D.) /  Women and Power in the Scandinavian Sagas /  Imperial Women in the History of the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 /  The Virago and Machiavelli /  Radical Hens and Vociferous Ladies: Representation and Class in the Mid-Nineteenth Century /  Schemers, Dragons, and Witches: Criminal "Justice" and the Fair Sex /  Conclusion: The Enduring Theme: Domineering Dowagers and Scheming Concubines /  Arlene W. Saxonhouse --  V.G. Callender --  Tom Hillard --  Amy Richlin --  Pauline Allen --  Margaret Clunies Ross --  Ellen Soulliere --  Lenore Coltheart --  Barbara Garlick --  Jocelynne A. Scutt --  Suzanne Dixon. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0313277311 9780313277313 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91020042 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Political activity--History.<br/>Power (Social sciences)<br/>Women--Political activity
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1236  / .S735 1992 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.42