#Roman Priestesses

“Sacred service roles” (Connelly, 31) such as Cult #Priestesses a way for a woman to be something other than just a wife and mother, but those positions were usually reserved for those from “prominent families” (Connelly, 31).
 
Young women could become #Vestals, married women could be priestesses (though those positions were usually inherited – Connelly 42), and #postmenopausal women also held positions of prominence (Connelly, 43).

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10 Witches, Priestesses, and Wise Women in History You May Not Know About

The history of women and magic is complicated and messy, filled with equal parts beauty, power, and pain.

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