ok women in sparta had minimal land ownership right in the beginning of the classical period, they could inherit land/estates from their family but did not own it and had to pass it down to offspring, whereas near the end of the classical period they got more land ownership rights and could manage their own estates and dowries while their husbands were doing service for Sparta. then aristotle got pressed bc women owned 2/5 of sparta's land and was like noooo this will lead to women government nooo
Yes, and the reason that they gained extra rights was because of one particular battle where a lot of men died. Although they didn't have any formal political powers or agency, this gave them direct influence over a very significant aspect of the Spartan way of life—the syssitia. According to Aristotle, at one point, women owned 40% of the kleroi. This, he asserted, was a significant problem because it inhibited men from providing to the syssitia, thereby creating an imbalance, and therefore, the fall of the Spartan empire at the battle of Leucra. Aristotle asserts the provision of additional rights to Spartan woman contributed to their downfall.