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Introduction - public and private - the paradigm's power, Arlene W.Saxonhouse; Female officials in ancient Egypt and Egyptian historians, V.G.Callender; On the stage, behind the curtain - images of politically activewomen in the late Roman republic", Tom Hilliard; Julia's jokes, GallaPlacidia, and the Roman use of women as political icons, Amy Richlin;Contemporary portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (527-548 A.D.),Pauline Allen; Women and power in the Scandinavian sagas, Margaret CluniesRoss; Imperial women in the history of the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644, EllenSoulliere; The virago and Machiavelili, Lenore Coltheart; Radical hens andvociferious ladies - representation and class in the mid-19th century,Barbara Garlick; Schemers, dragons, and witches - criminal "justice" and thefair sex, Jocelynne A. Scutt; Conclusion - the enduring theme - domineeringdowagers and scheming concubines, Suzanne Dixon.