The public speech of women

Here's a brilliant piece by classical historian Mary Beard on the long history of silencing women, from Homer to Internet trolls, and the need to end it.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/2014/02/14/mary-beard/the-public-voice-of-women?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3605&hq_e=el&hq_m=3067507&hq_l=6&hq_v=408eb5568e