One of the reasons that men and women were separated in ancient Greece was to protect women, making their existence that more mysterious. This may have motivated some men to create the female archetypes present in their epic poems—to teach young boys about women.

During the Enlightenment in the 17th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Mary Wollstonecraft wrote essays about concerning the education of children, in spite of their bad reputations. Did their bad reputations impact their quest to change the educational systems?

During the 15th century in Europe, a wealthy family helped to launch the most significant art movement in history—the Renaissance, allowing artists to become superstars and women to finally express themselves.